Proverbs 19:17

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Whoever is gracious to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will repay him for his good deed.

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  • Prov 28:27 : 27 Whoever gives to the poor will lack nothing, but one who hides his eyes will receive many curses.
  • 2 Cor 9:6-8 : 6 Remember this: The one who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the one who sows generously will also reap generously. 7 Each person should give as they have decided in their heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. 8 And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in every way, at all times, having all that you need, you may abound in every good work.
  • Matt 25:40 : 40 The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, to the extent that you did it for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did it for me.’
  • Heb 6:10 : 10 For God is not unjust to forget your work and the love you have shown for His name, having served and continuing to serve the saints.
  • Eccl 11:1 : 1 Send your bread upon the waters, for in many days you will find it again.
  • Isa 58:7-9 : 7 Is it not to share your bread with the hungry and to bring the homeless poor into your house? When you see the naked, clothe them, and do not hide yourself from your own flesh and blood. 8 Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will quickly appear. Your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the Lord will be your rear guard. 9 Then you will call, and the Lord will answer; you will cry for help, and he will say: 'Here I am.' If you remove the yoke from among you, the pointing finger, and malicious talk. 10 If you offer yourself to the hungry and satisfy the needs of the afflicted, then your light will rise in the darkness, and your night will become like noonday. 11 The Lord will guide you continually, and he will satisfy your soul in parched places and strengthen your bones. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.
  • Matt 10:41-42 : 41 Whoever welcomes a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet's reward, and whoever welcomes a righteous person in the name of a righteous person will receive a righteous person's reward. 42 And whoever gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is a disciple—truly I tell you, he will by no means lose his reward.
  • Deut 15:7-9 : 7 If there is a poor person among your brothers within any of your gates in the land the Lord your God is giving you, do not harden your heart or shut your hand against your poor brother. 8 Instead, you shall freely open your hand to him and generously lend him whatever he needs. 9 Be careful not to harbor this wicked thought in your heart: 'The seventh year, the year of release, is near,' and you look grudgingly on your poor brother and give him nothing. He will cry out to the Lord against you, and you will be guilty of sin. 10 You shall surely give to him, and your heart shall not be grieved when you give to him, because for this thing the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in everything you undertake. 11 For there will never cease to be poor people in the land. Therefore, I command you to freely open your hand to your brother, to the needy, and to the poor in your land. 12 If your brother, a Hebrew man or woman, is sold to you and serves you six years, in the seventh year, you must set them free. 13 And when you set them free, do not send them away empty-handed. 14 Provide them generously from your flock, your threshing floor, and your winepress. Give to them as the Lord your God has blessed you.
  • 2 Sam 12:6 : 6 He must pay back four times the price of the lamb because he did such a thing and had no pity!
  • Prov 11:24-25 : 24 One person gives freely and gains even more; another withholds what is right and comes to poverty. 25 A generous soul will prosper, and whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.
  • Prov 12:14 : 14 From the fruit of their lips, people are filled with good things, and the work of their hands brings them reward.
  • Prov 14:21 : 21 Whoever despises their neighbor sins, but blessed is the one who is kind to the poor.
  • Prov 14:31 : 31 Whoever oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him.
  • Prov 28:8 : 8 Whoever increases his wealth by charging interest and unfair gain gathers it for one who is kind to the poor.
  • Luke 6:38 : 38 Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and overflowing, will be poured into your lap. For the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.
  • Phil 4:17 : 17 Not that I seek the gift itself, but I seek the fruit that increases to your credit.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 37:21-22
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    80%

    21The wicked person borrows and does not repay, but the righteous is gracious and gives.

    22For those blessed by the LORD will inherit the land, but those cursed by Him will be cut off.

  • Prov 28:8
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    8Whoever increases his wealth by charging interest and unfair gain gathers it for one who is kind to the poor.

  • Prov 28:27
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    27Whoever gives to the poor will lack nothing, but one who hides his eyes will receive many curses.

  • Ps 41:1
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    1For the director of music, a psalm of David.

  • Prov 22:9
    79%

    9The generous person will be blessed, for they share their food with the poor.

  • Prov 14:31
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    31Whoever oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him.

  • Prov 22:16
    78%

    16One who oppresses the poor to increase their wealth and one who gives gifts to the rich will both come to poverty.

  • Prov 17:5
    76%

    5Whoever mocks the poor insults their Maker; whoever rejoices at calamity will not go unpunished.

  • Prov 22:7
    76%

    7The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.

  • Ps 37:26
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    26All day long he is gracious and lends, and his children are a blessing.

  • Deut 15:7-11
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    76%

    7If there is a poor person among your brothers within any of your gates in the land the Lord your God is giving you, do not harden your heart or shut your hand against your poor brother.

    8Instead, you shall freely open your hand to him and generously lend him whatever he needs.

    9Be careful not to harbor this wicked thought in your heart: 'The seventh year, the year of release, is near,' and you look grudgingly on your poor brother and give him nothing. He will cry out to the Lord against you, and you will be guilty of sin.

    10You shall surely give to him, and your heart shall not be grieved when you give to him, because for this thing the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in everything you undertake.

    11For there will never cease to be poor people in the land. Therefore, I command you to freely open your hand to your brother, to the needy, and to the poor in your land.

  • Exod 22:25
    75%

    25If you take your neighbor's cloak as a pledge, return it to him before the sun sets.

  • Prov 14:21
    75%

    21Whoever despises their neighbor sins, but blessed is the one who is kind to the poor.

  • Deut 24:15
    74%

    15Pay them their wages each day before sunset, because they are poor and depend on it. Otherwise, they may cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of sin.

  • Prov 28:3
    74%

    3A poor man who oppresses the needy is like a driving rain that leaves no food.

  • Prov 21:13
    74%

    13Whoever shuts their ears to the cry of the poor will also cry out and not be answered.

  • Prov 29:7
    74%

    7The righteous care about the justice of the poor, but the wicked have no understanding of it.

  • Job 20:10
    73%

    10His children will seek the favor of the poor, and his hands will return his wealth.

  • Ps 112:5
    73%

    5Good comes to the man who is gracious and lends freely; he conducts his affairs with justice.

  • Luke 6:34
    73%

    34If you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full.

  • 1 Sam 2:7
    73%

    7'The LORD makes poor and makes rich; He humbles and He exalts.'

  • Deut 24:12
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    12If the person is poor, do not keep their pledge overnight.

  • Prov 18:23
    72%

    23The poor speak with supplications, but the rich answer harshly.

  • Prov 13:23
    72%

    23An abundance of food may come from the land of the poor, but it is sometimes swept away for lack of justice.

  • Prov 19:18
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    18Discipline your son while there is hope, and do not desire his death.

  • 2 Cor 9:6
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    6Remember this: The one who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the one who sows generously will also reap generously.

  • Ezek 18:7-8
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    72%

    7He does not oppress anyone, but restores a pledge for a loan; he does not commit robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and clothes the naked.

    8He does not lend at interest or take a profit; he withholds his hand from injustice and judges fairly between parties.

  • Job 20:18-19
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    72%

    18He will give back the fruit of his labor but will not swallow it; like the wealth of his trade, he will not enjoy it.

    19For he has crushed and abandoned the poor; he has seized a house he did not build.

  • Deut 16:17
    72%

    17Each of you must bring a gift in proportion to the way the Lord your God has blessed you.

  • Lev 25:37
    72%

    37You must not lend them money at interest or sell them food for profit.

  • Jer 22:16
    72%

    16He defended the cause of the poor and needy, and it was well with him. Is this not what it means to know me? declares the LORD.

  • Prov 11:24
    71%

    24One person gives freely and gains even more; another withholds what is right and comes to poverty.

  • Ps 14:6
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    6You frustrate the plans of the poor, but the LORD is their refuge.

  • Ps 72:13
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    13He will have compassion on the weak and the needy and will save the lives of the needy.

  • Prov 13:7-8
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    7One pretends to be rich yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor yet has great wealth.

    8A person's wealth may ransom their life, but the poor hear no threat.

  • Prov 28:22
    71%

    22A man with an evil eye hastens after wealth and does not consider that poverty will come upon him.

  • Deut 28:12
    71%

    12The LORD will open the heavens, His rich treasury, to give rain to your land in its season and bless all the work of your hands. You will lend to many nations, but you will not borrow.

  • Ezek 18:17
    71%

    17He refrains from harming the poor, does not lend at interest or take a profit, and obeys my rules and walkthroughs my statutes. Such a person will not die for his father's sins; he will surely live.

  • Prov 22:2
    71%

    2The rich and the poor meet together; the LORD is the Maker of them all.

  • Prov 29:13-14
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    71%

    13The poor and the oppressor meet together; the LORD gives light to the eyes of both.

    14A king who judges the poor with truth will have his throne established forever.

  • Prov 28:6
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    6Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than one who is crooked in his ways and rich.