Parallel Verses
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.
Julia Smith Translation
There is scattering and yet adding; and the withholding more than right, 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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Context Readings
Proverbs Of Solomon
23
The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is intense anger.
24
And there is one who withholds what is justly due, and yet it results only in want.
Phrases
Cross References
Psalm 112:9
He gives freely to poor. His righteousness continues forever. His head is raised in honor.
Proverbs 19:17
When you help the poor (needy) (lowly) (depressed) you lend to Jehovah. He will pay you back.
Luke 6:38
Give and it shall be given to you. You will receive a good measure. It will be pressed down, shaken together, running over and they will give it to you. For with the measure that you measure out it will be measured to you also.
Deuteronomy 15:10
Give the poor what they need, because then Jehovah will make you successful in everything you do.
Proverbs 11:18
The wicked works a deceitful work. There is a sure reward for the one who sows righteousness.
Proverbs 28:8
He who becomes wealthy through unfair loans and interest collects them for the one who pitys the poor.
Ecclesiastes 11:1-2
Cast your bread upon the waters, for you will find it after many days.
Ecclesiastes 11:6
In the morning sow your seed. In the evening do not withhold your hand. For you do not know which shall prosper. Whether they both will alike be good.
Haggai 1:6
You sow much and reap little. You eat but you do not have enough! You drink and yet you are not filled. You clothe yourselves but you are not warm. You earns wages, only to put them in a purse with holes in it.
Haggai 1:9-11
You looked for much harvest and you received little. When you brought it home, I blew it away. Why? Said Jehovah of Hosts. Because my house lies in waste, while each of you run to his house.
Haggai 2:16-19
You would go to a pile of grain looking for twenty bushels, but there would be only ten. You would go to draw fifty gallons of wine from a vat and find only twenty.
Acts 11:29-30
The disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief to the brothers in Judea.
2 Corinthians 9:5-11
I thought it necessary therefore to request the brothers to go before me to you, and prepare your generous gift before hand, that the same might be ready as a gift and not extortion.