SinaiProverbs 19:17
American Standard Version
He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto Jehovah, And his good deed will he pay him again.
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Proverbs 19:17 in other translations
He who has pity on the poor lends to Yahweh;
he will reward him.
Proverbs 19:17 in context
- 15Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; And the idle soul shall suffer hunger.
- 16He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his soul; But he that is careless of his ways shall die.
- 17He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto Jehovah, And his good deed will he pay him again.
- 18Chasten thy son, seeing there is hope; And set not thy heart on his destruction.
- 19A man of great wrath shall bear the penalty; For if thou deliver him, thou must do it yet again.