Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
There is scattering and yet adding; and the withholding more than right, only to want
New American Standard Bible
And there is one who withholds what is justly due, and yet it results only in want.
King James Version
There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.
Holman Bible
yet gains more;
another withholds what is right,
only to become poor.
International Standard Version
Those who give freely gain even more; others hold back what they owe, becoming even poorer.
A Conservative Version
There is he who scatters, and increases yet more, and there he is who withholds more than is proper, but only to want.
American Standard Version
There is that scattereth, and increaseth yet more; And there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth only to want.
Amplified
There is the one who [generously] scatters [abroad], and yet increases all the more;
And there is the one who withholds what is justly due, but it results only in want and poverty.
Bible in Basic English
A man may give freely, and still his wealth will be increased; and another may keep back more than is right, but only comes to be in need.
Darby Translation
There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is right, but it tendeth only to want.
King James 2000
There is one that scatters, and yet increases; and there is one that withholds more than is right, but it leads to poverty.
Lexham Expanded Bible
There is one who gives yet {grows richer}, but he who withholds {what is right} only [finds] need.
Modern King James verseion
There is one who scatters and yet increases; but one who withholds just due comes only to poverty.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Some man giveth out his goods, and is richer; but the niggard, having enough, will depart from nothing, and yet is ever in poverty.
NET Bible
One person is generous and yet grows more wealthy, but another withholds more than he should and comes to poverty.
New Heart English Bible
There is one who scatters, and increases yet more. There is one who withholds more than is appropriate, but gains poverty.
The Emphasized Bible
There is who scattereth, and increaseth yet more, and who withholdeth of what is due, only to come to want.
Webster
There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.
World English Bible
There is one who scatters, and increases yet more. There is one who withholds more than is appropriate, but gains poverty.
Youngs Literal Translation
There is who is scattering, and yet is increased, And who is keeping back from uprightness, only to want.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 11:24
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Proverbs Of Solomon
23 The desire of the just is only good: the expectation of the unjust, wrath. 24 There is scattering and yet adding; and the withholding more than right, only to want 25 The soul of blessing shall be made fat: also he watering, shall himself drink to the full.
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Cross References
Psalm 112:9
He scattered, he gave to the needy; his justice stands forever; his horn shall be exalted in glory.
Proverbs 19:17
He pitying the poor lends to Jehovah, and he will recompense to him his act.
Luke 6:38
Give, and it shall be given you; good measure, yielded, and shaken, and overflowed, shall they give into your bosom: for with the same measure that ye measure, shall it be measured back to you.
Deuteronomy 15:10
Giving, thou shalt give to him, and thy heart shall not be evil in thy giving to him; for because of this word Jehovah thy God will bless thee in all thy works, and in all the sending forth of thy hand.
Proverbs 11:18
The unjust one did a work of falsehood: and the seed of justice the reward of truth.
Proverbs 28:8
He increasing by interest and usury, he shall gather it for him compassionating the poor.
Ecclesiastes 11:1-2
Send forth thy bread upon the face of the waters, for in a multitude of days thou shalt find it
Ecclesiastes 11:6
In the morning sow thy seed, and at evening thou shalt not let thy hand rest: for thou shalt not know whether this shall be right, this or that, or if they two as one being good.
Haggai 1:6
Ye sowed much and brought in little; eating and not being satisfied; ye drank, and not drinking to the full; putting on clothing, and not being warm to him; and he hiring out, hires out for a purse perforated.
Haggai 1:9-11
Looking for much, and behold, to little; and ye brought to the house and I blew upon it For what? says Jehovah of armies. Because of mine house that it was laid waste, and ye run each to his house.
Haggai 2:16-19
Who were ye coming to the heap of twenty and it was ten? coming to the wine-vat to draw fifty of the wine-press, and there was twenty?
Acts 11:29-30
And certain of the disciples, as he was able, determined, each of them, to send for service to the brethren dwelling in Judea:
2 Corinthians 9:5-11
Therefore I thought necessary to beseech the brethren that they go before to you, and prepare beforehand your praise, having been proclaimed beforehand, this same to be prepared, so as praise, and not as covetousness.