Proverbs 19:17

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

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  • Prov 28:27 : 27 He who gives to the poor will never be in need, but great curses will be on him who gives no attention to them.
  • 2 Cor 9:6-8 : 6 But in the Writings it says, He who puts in only a small number of seeds, will get in the same; and he who puts them in from a full hand, will have produce in full measure from them. 7 Let every man do after the purpose of his heart; not giving with grief, or by force: for God takes pleasure in a ready giver. 8 And God is able to give you all grace in full measure; so that ever having enough of all things, you may be full of every good work:
  • Matt 25:40 : 40 And the King will make answer and say to them, Truly I say to you, Because you did it to the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.
  • Heb 6:10 : 10 For God is true, and will not put away from him the memory of your work and of your love for his name, in the help which you gave and still give to the saints.
  • Eccl 11:1 : 1 Put out your bread on the face of the waters; for after a long time it will come back to you again.
  • Isa 58:7-9 : 7 Is it not to give your bread to those in need, and to let the poor who have no resting-place come into your house? to put a robe on the unclothed one when you see him, and not to keep your eyes shut for fear of seeing his flesh? 8 Then will light be shining on you like the morning, and your wounds will quickly be well: and your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the Lord will come after you. 9 Then at the sound of your voice, the Lord will give an answer; at your cry he will say, Here am I. If you take away from among you the yoke, the putting out of the finger of shame, and the evil word; 10 And if you give your bread to those in need of it, so that the troubled one may have his desire; then you will have light in the dark, and your night will be as the full light of the sun: 11 And the Lord will be your guide at all times; in dry places he will give you water in full measure, and will make strong your bones; and you will be like a watered garden, and like an ever-flowing spring.
  • Matt 10:41-42 : 41 He who gives honour to a prophet, in the name of a prophet, will be given a prophet's reward; and he who gives honour to an upright man, in the name of an upright man, will be given an upright man's reward. 42 And whoever gives to one of these little ones a cup of cold water only, in the name of a disciple, truly I say to you, he will not go without his reward.
  • Deut 15:7-9 : 7 If in any of your towns in the land which the Lord your God is giving you, there is a poor man, one of your countrymen, do not let your heart be hard or your hand shut to him; 8 But let your hand be open to give him the use of whatever he is in need of. 9 And see that there is no evil thought in your heart, moving you to say to yourself, The seventh year, the year of forgiveness is near; and so looking coldly on your poor countryman you give him nothing; and he will make an outcry to the Lord against you, and it will be judged as sin in you. 10 But it is right for you to give to him, without grief of heart: for because of this, the blessing of the Lord your God will be on all your work and on everything to which you put your hand. 11 For there will never be a time when there are no poor in the land; and so I give orders to you, Let your hand be open to your countrymen, to those who are poor and in need in your land. 12 If one of your countrymen, a Hebrew man or woman, becomes your servant for a price and does work for you six years, in the seventh year let him go free. 13 And when you make him free, do not let him go away with nothing in his hands: 14 But give him freely from your flock and from your grain and your wine: in the measure of the wealth which the Lord your God has given you, you are to give to him.
  • 2 Sam 12:6 : 6 And he will have to give back four times the value of the lamb, because he has done this and because he had no pity.
  • Prov 11:24-25 : 24 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. 25 He who gives blessing will be made fat, but the curser will himself be cursed.
  • Prov 12:14 : 14 From the fruit of his mouth will a man have good food in full measure, and the work of a man's hands will be rewarded.
  • Prov 14:21 : 21 He who has no respect for his neighbour is a sinner, but he who has pity for the poor is happy.
  • Prov 14:31 : 31 He who is hard on the poor puts shame on his Maker; but he who has mercy on those who are in need gives him honour.
  • Prov 28:8 : 8 He who makes his wealth greater by taking interest, only gets it together for him who has pity on the poor.
  • Luke 6:38 : 38 Give, and it will be given to you; good measure, crushed down, full and running over, they will give to you. For in the same measure as you give, it will be given to you again.
  • Phil 4:17 : 17 Not that I am looking for an offering, but for fruit which may be put to your credit.

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  • Ps 37:21-22
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    21 The sinner takes money and does not give it back; but the upright man has mercy, and gives to others.

    22 Those who have his blessing will have the earth for their heritage; but those who are cursed by him will be cut off.

  • Prov 28:8
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    8 He who makes his wealth greater by taking interest, only gets it together for him who has pity on the poor.

  • Prov 28:27
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    27 He who gives to the poor will never be in need, but great curses will be on him who gives no attention to them.

  • Ps 41:1
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    1 <To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David.> Happy is the man who gives thought to the poor; the Lord will be his saviour in the time of trouble.

  • Prov 22:9
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    9 He who is kind will have a blessing, for he gives of his bread to the poor.

  • Prov 14:31
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    31 He who is hard on the poor puts shame on his Maker; but he who has mercy on those who are in need gives him honour.

  • Prov 22:16
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    16 He who is cruel to the poor for the purpose of increasing his profit, and he who gives to the man of wealth, will only come to be in need.

  • Prov 17:5
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    5 Whoever makes sport of the poor puts shame on his Maker; and he who is glad because of trouble will not go free from punishment.

  • Prov 22:7
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    7 The man of wealth has rule over the poor, and he who gets into debt is a servant to his creditor.

  • Ps 37:26
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    26 All the day he is ready to have mercy and to give; his children are a blessing.

  • Deut 15:7-11
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    7 If in any of your towns in the land which the Lord your God is giving you, there is a poor man, one of your countrymen, do not let your heart be hard or your hand shut to him;

    8 But let your hand be open to give him the use of whatever he is in need of.

    9 And see that there is no evil thought in your heart, moving you to say to yourself, The seventh year, the year of forgiveness is near; and so looking coldly on your poor countryman you give him nothing; and he will make an outcry to the Lord against you, and it will be judged as sin in you.

    10 But it is right for you to give to him, without grief of heart: for because of this, the blessing of the Lord your God will be on all your work and on everything to which you put your hand.

    11 For there will never be a time when there are no poor in the land; and so I give orders to you, Let your hand be open to your countrymen, to those who are poor and in need in your land.

  • Exod 22:25
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    25 If you let any of the poor among my people have the use of your money, do not be a hard creditor to him, and do not take interest.

  • Prov 14:21
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    21 He who has no respect for his neighbour is a sinner, but he who has pity for the poor is happy.

  • Deut 24:15
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    15 Give him his payment day by day, not keeping it back over night; for he is poor and his living is dependent on it; and if his cry against you comes to the ears of the Lord, it will be judged as sin in you.

  • Prov 28:3
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    3 A man of wealth who is cruel to the poor is like a violent rain causing destruction of food.

  • Prov 21:13
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    13 He whose ears are stopped at the cry of the poor, will himself get no answer to his cry for help.

  • Prov 29:7
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    7 The upright man gives attention to the cause of the poor: the evil-doer gives no thought to it.

  • Job 20:10
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    10 His children are hoping that the poor will be kind to them, and his hands give back his wealth.

  • Ps 112:5
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    5 All is well for the man who is kind and gives freely to others; he will make good his cause when he is judged.

  • Luke 6:34
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    7 And has done no wrong to any, but has given back to the debtor what is his, and has taken no one's goods by force, and has given food to him who was in need of it, and clothing to him who was without it;

    8 And has not given his money out at interest or taken great profits, and, turning his hand from evil-doing, has kept faith between man and man,

  • Job 20:18-19
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    18 He is forced to give back the fruit of his work, and may not take it for food; he has no joy in the profit of his trading.

    19 Because he has been cruel to the poor, turning away from them in their trouble; because he has taken a house by force which he did not put up;

  • Deut 16:17
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    17 Every man is to give as he is able, in the measure of the blessing which the Lord your God has given you.

  • Lev 25:37
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    37 Do not take interest on the money which you let him have or on the food which you give him.

  • Jer 22:16
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    16 He was judge in the cause of the poor and those in need; then it was well. Was not this to have knowledge of me? says the Lord.

  • Prov 11:24
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    24 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.

  • Ps 14:6
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    6 You have put to shame the thoughts of the poor, but the Lord is his support.

  • Ps 72:13
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    13 He will have pity on the poor, and be the saviour of those who are in need.

  • Prov 13:7-8
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    7 A man may be acting as if he had wealth, but have nothing; another may seem poor, but have great wealth.

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  • Prov 28:22
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    22 He who is ever desiring wealth goes running after money, and does not see that need will come on him.

  • Deut 28:12
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    12 Opening his store-house in heaven, the Lord will send rain on your land at the right time, blessing all the work of your hands: other nations will make use of your wealth, and you will have no need of theirs.

  • Ezek 18:17
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    17 Who has kept his hand from evil-doing and has not taken interest or great profits, who has done my orders and been guided by my rules: he will certainly not be put to death for the evil-doing of his father; life will certainly be his.

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    2 The man of wealth and the poor man come face to face: the Lord is the maker of them all.

  • Prov 29:13-14
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    13 The poor man and his creditor come face to face: the Lord gives light to their eyes equally.

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    6 Better is the poor man whose ways are upright, than the man of wealth whose ways are not straight.