Parallel Verses

A Conservative Version

He who has pity upon a poor man lends to LORD, and he will repay him his good deed.

New American Standard Bible

One who is gracious to a poor man lends to the Lord,
And He will repay him for his good deed.

King James Version

He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.

Holman Bible

Kindness to the poor is a loan to the Lord,
and He will give a reward to the lender.

International Standard Version

Whoever is kind to the poor is lending to the LORD the benefit of his gift will return to him in abundance.

American Standard Version

He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto Jehovah, And his good deed will he pay him again.

Amplified


He who is gracious and lends a hand to the poor lends to the Lord,
And the Lord will repay him for his good deed.

Bible in Basic English

He who has pity on the poor gives to the Lord, and the Lord will give him his reward.

Darby Translation

He that is gracious to the poor lendeth unto Jehovah; and what he hath bestowed will he repay unto him.

Julia Smith Translation

He pitying the poor lends to Jehovah, and he will recompense to him his act.

King James 2000

He that has pity upon the poor lends unto the LORD; and that which he has given will he pay him again.

Lexham Expanded Bible

He who lends to Yahweh [is] he who is kind to the poor, and his benefits he will repay to him.

Modern King James verseion

He who has pity upon the poor lends to Jehovah, and He will reward his dealing to him.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

He that hath pity upon the poor, lendeth unto the LORD; and look, what he layeth out, it shall be paid him again.

NET Bible

The one who is gracious to the poor lends to the Lord, and the Lord will repay him for his good deed.

New Heart English Bible

He who has pity on the poor lends to the LORD; he will reward him.

The Emphasized Bible

A lender to Yahweh, is one who sheweth favour to the poor, and, his good deed, He will pay him back.

Webster

He that hath pity upon the poor, lendeth to the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.

World English Bible

He who has pity on the poor lends to Yahweh; he will reward him.

Youngs Literal Translation

Whoso is lending to Jehovah is favouring the poor, And his deed He repayeth to him.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
upon the poor
דּל 
Dal 
Usage: 48

לוה 
Lavah 
Usage: 26

unto the Lord

Usage: 0

and that which he hath given
גּמוּל 
G@muwl 
Usage: 19

References

Hastings

Morish

Watsons

Prayers for Proverbs 19:17

Context Readings

A Foolish Son Brings Ruin To Others

16 He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul. He who is careless of his ways shall die. 17 He who has pity upon a poor man lends to LORD, and he will repay him his good deed. 18 Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.

Cross References

Proverbs 28:27

He who gives to the poor shall not lack, but he who hides his eyes shall have many a curse.

2 Corinthians 9:6-8

But this, he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows in blessings will also reap in blessings.

Ecclesiastes 11:1

Cast thy bread upon the waters, for thou shall find it after many days.

Matthew 25:40

And having answered, the King will say to them, Truly I say to you, inasmuch as ye did it to one of these my brothers, the least, ye did it to me.

Hebrews 6:10

For God is not unrighteous to forget your work, and the labor of love that ye showed toward his name, having served the sanctified, and who are serving.

Deuteronomy 15:7-14

If there be with thee a poor man, one of thy brothers, within any of thy gates in thy land which LORD thy God gives thee, thou shall not harden thy heart, nor shut thy hand from thy poor brother,

2 Samuel 12:6

And he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.

Proverbs 11:24-25

There is he who scatters, and increases yet more, and there he is who withholds more than is proper, but only to want.

Proverbs 12:14

A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth, and the actions of a man's hands shall be rendered to him.

Proverbs 14:21

He who despises his neighbor sins, but he who has pity on the poor, happy is he.

Proverbs 14:31

He who oppresses a poor man reproaches his maker, but he who has mercy on a needy man honors him.

Proverbs 28:8

He who augments his substance by interest and increase, gathers it for him who has pity on the poor.

Isaiah 58:7-11

Is it not to deal thy bread to a hungry man, and that thou bring the poor who are cast out to thy house, when thou see a naked man, that thou cover him, and that thou not hide thyself from thine own flesh?

Matthew 10:41-42

He who receives a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet's reward, and he who receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man will receive a righteous man's reward.

Luke 6:38

Give, and it will be given to you, good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over, they will give into your bosom. For with the same measure with which ye measure, it will be measured again to you.

Philippians 4:17

Not that I seek the gift, but I seek the fruit that abounds to your account.

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