Sinai LogoSinai

Proverbs 19:17

World English Bible

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

Read all of Proverbs 19Open in the Sinai app

Proverbs 19:17 in other translations

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

Proverbs 19:17 · American Standard Version

Proverbs 19:17 in context

  1. 15Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep.
    The idle soul shall suffer hunger.
  2. 16He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul,
    but he who is contemptuous in his ways shall die.
  3. 17He who has pity on the poor lends to Yahweh;
    he will reward him.
  4. 18Discipline your son, for there is hope;
    don’t be a willing party to his death.
  5. 19A hot-tempered man must pay the penalty,
    for if you rescue him, you must do it again.