Parallel Verses

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The righteous is ever merciful, and lendeth gently; therefore shall his seed be blessed.

New American Standard Bible

All day long he is gracious and lends,
And his descendants are a blessing.

King James Version

He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed.

Holman Bible

He is always generous, always lending,
and his children are a blessing.

International Standard Version

Every day he is generous, lending freely, and his descendants are blessed.

A Conservative Version

All the day long he deals graciously, and lends, and his seed is blessed.

American Standard Version

All the day long he dealeth graciously, and lendeth; And his seed is blessed.

Amplified


All day long he is gracious and lends,
And his descendants are a blessing.

Bible in Basic English

All the day he is ready to have mercy and to give; his children are a blessing.

Darby Translation

all the day he is gracious and lendeth, and his seed shall be a blessing.

Julia Smith Translation

All the day he compassionates and lends; and his seed to be blessed.

King James 2000

He is ever merciful, and lends; and his descendants are blessed.

Lexham Expanded Bible

All the day he [is] gracious and lends, and his children [are] a blessing.

Modern King James verseion

All the day long he deals graciously, and lends; and his seed is blessed.

NET Bible

All day long he shows compassion and lends to others, and his children are blessed.

New Heart English Bible

All day long he deals graciously, and lends. His seed is blessed.

The Emphasized Bible

All day long, is he showing favour and lending, his seed, therefore, shall have a blessing.

Webster

He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed.

World English Bible

All day long he deals graciously, and lends. His seed is blessed.

Youngs Literal Translation

All the day he is gracious and lending, And his seed is for a blessing.

References

Easton

Watsons

Context Readings

Instruction In Wisdom

25 I have been young, and now am old; and yet saw I never the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging their bread. 26 The righteous is ever merciful, and lendeth gently; therefore shall his seed be blessed. 27 Flee from evil, and do the thing that is good, and dwell for evermore.

Cross References

Psalm 112:5

A good man is merciful, and lendeth gladly, and pondereth his words with discretion.

Psalm 37:21

The ungodly borroweth, and payeth not again, but the righteous is merciful and liberal.

Psalm 112:9

He hath dispersed abroad, and given to the poor, his righteousness remaineth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honor.

Deuteronomy 15:8-10

But open thine hand unto him and lend him sufficient for his need which he hath.

Psalm 147:13

For he hath made fast the bars of thy gates, and hath blessed thy children within thee.

Proverbs 20:7

Whoso leadeth a godly and an innocent life; happy shall his children be whom he leaveth behind him.

Jeremiah 32:39

And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me all the days of their life, that they and their children after them may prosper.

Matthew 5:7

Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.

Luke 6:35-38

Wherefore, love ye your enemies, do good, and lend, looking for nothing again: and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the highest: for he is kind unto the unkind, and to the evil.

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