Psalms 112:9

Bible in Basic English (1941)

He has given with open hands to the poor; his righteousness is for ever; his horn will be lifted up with honour.

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  • Ps 75:10 : 10 By him will all the horns of the sinners be cut off; but the horns of the upright will be lifted up.
  • Ps 92:10 : 10 But my horn is lifted up like the horn of the ox: the best oil is flowing on my head.
  • 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.
  • Heb 13:16 : 16 But go on doing good and giving to others, because God is well-pleased with such offerings.
  • Jas 2:15-16 : 15 If a brother or a sister is without clothing and in need of the day's food, 16 And one of you says to them, Go in peace, be warm and full of food; but you do not give them the things of which their bodies have need, what profit is there in this?
  • 1 John 3:16-18 : 16 In this we see what love is, because he gave his life for us; and it is right for us to give our lives for the brothers. 17 But if a man has this world's goods, and sees that his brother is in need, and keeps his heart shut against his brother, how is it possible for the love of God to be in him? 18 My little children, do not let our love be in word and in tongue, but let it be in act and in good faith.
  • Rev 22:11 : 11 Let the evil man go on in his evil: and let the unclean be still unclean: and let the upright go on in his righteousness: and let the holy be holy still.
  • Deut 15:11 : 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.
  • Deut 24:13 : 13 But be certain to give it back to him when the sun goes down, so that he may have his clothing for sleeping in, and will give you his blessing: and this will be put to your account as righteousness before the Lord your God.
  • 1 Sam 2:1 : 1 And Hannah, in prayer before the Lord, said, My heart is glad in the Lord, my horn is lifted up in the Lord: my mouth is open wide over my haters; because my joy is in your salvation.
  • 1 Sam 2:30 : 30 For this reason the Lord God of Israel has said, Truly I did say that your family and your father's people would have their place before me for ever: but now the Lord says, Let it not be so; I will give honour to those by whom I am honoured, and those who have no respect for me will be of small value in my eyes.
  • Ps 112:3 : 3 A store of wealth will be in his house, and his righteousness will be for ever.
  • 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 19:17 : 17 He who has pity on the poor gives to the Lord, and the Lord will give him his reward.
  • Eccl 11:1-2 : 1 Put out your bread on the face of the waters; for after a long time it will come back to you again. 2 Give a part to seven or even to eight, because you have no knowledge of the evil which will be on the earth.
  • Eccl 11:6 : 6 In the morning put your seed into the earth, and till the evening let not your hand be at rest; because you are not certain which will do well, this or that--or if the two will be equally good.
  • Isa 32:8 : 8 But the noble-hearted man has noble purposes, and by these he will be guided.
  • Isa 58:7 : 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?
  • Isa 58:10 : 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:
  • Matt 6:4 : 4 So that your giving may be in secret; and your Father, who sees in secret, will give you your reward.
  • Mark 14:7 : 7 The poor you have ever with you, and whenever you have the desire you may do them good: but me you have not for ever.
  • Luke 11:41 : 41 But if you give to the poor such things as you are able, then all things are clean to you.
  • Luke 12:33 : 33 Give what property you have in exchange for money, and give the money to the poor; make for yourselves money-bags which will not get old, wealth stored up in heaven which will be yours for ever, where thieves will not come nor worms put it to destruction.
  • Luke 14:12-14 : 12 And he said to the master of the house, When you give a feast, do not send for your friends and your brothers and your family or your neighbours who have wealth, for they may give a feast for you, and so you will get a reward. 13 But when you give a feast, send for the poor and the blind and those who are broken in body: 14 And you will have a blessing, because they will not be able to give you any payment, and you will get your reward when the upright come back from the dead.
  • Luke 16:9 : 9 And I say to you, Make friends for yourselves through the wealth of this life, so that when it comes to an end, you may be taken into the eternal resting-places.
  • Luke 18:22 : 22 And Jesus, hearing it, said to him, One thing you still have need of; get money for your goods, and give it away to the poor, and you will have wealth in heaven; and come after me.
  • John 13:29 : 29 Some were of the opinion that because Judas kept the money-bag Jesus said to him, Get the things we have need of for the feast; or, that he was to give something to the poor.
  • Acts 4:35 : 35 And put it at the feet of the Apostles for distribution to everyone as he had need.
  • Acts 20:35 : 35 In all things I was an example to you of how, in your lives, you are to give help to the feeble, and keep in memory the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, There is a greater blessing in giving than in getting.
  • Rom 12:13 : 13 Giving to the needs of the saints, ready to take people into your houses.
  • 2 Cor 8:9 : 9 For you see the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, how though he had wealth, he became poor on your account, so that through his need you might have wealth.
  • 2 Cor 9:9-9 : 9 As it is said in the Writings, He has sent out far and wide, he has given to the poor; his righteousness is for ever. 10 And he who gives seed for putting into the field and bread for food, will take care of the growth of your seed, at the same time increasing the fruits of your righteousness; 11 Your wealth being increased in everything, with a simple mind, causing praise to God through us. 12 For this work of giving not only takes care of the needs of the saints, but is the cause of much praise to God; 13 For when, through this work of giving, they see what you are, they give glory to God for the way in which you have given yourselves to the good news of Christ, and for the wealth of your giving to them and to all; 14 While their hearts go out to you in love and in prayer for you, because of the great grace of God which is in you. 15 Praise be to God for what he has given, which words have no power to say.
  • 1 Tim 6:18 : 18 And to do good, having wealth in good works, being quick to give, taking part with one another;

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    2 His seed will be strong on the earth; blessings will be on the generation of the upright.

    3 A store of wealth will be in his house, and his righteousness will be for ever.

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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.

    6 He will not ever be moved; the memory of the upright will be living for ever.

    7 He will have no fear of evil news; his heart is fixed, for his hope is in the Lord.

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    3 His work is full of honour and glory; and his righteousness is unchanging for ever.

  • Ps 37:25-26
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    25 I have been young, and now am old, but I have not seen the good man without help, or his children looking for bread.

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    10 The sinner will see it with grief; he will be wasted away with envy; the desire of the evil-doers will come to nothing.

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    18 For the poor will not be without help; the hopes of those in need will not be crushed for ever.

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    8 To give him a place among the rulers, even with the rulers of his people.

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    5 He will have blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.

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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.

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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.

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    12 I am certain that the Lord will take care of the cause of the poor, and of the rights of those who are troubled.

  • Deut 15:10
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    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.

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    16 Because he had no mercy, but was cruel to the low and the poor, designing the death of the broken-hearted.