Proverbs 31:20

Coverdale Bible (1535)

She openeth hir hande to ye poore, yee she stretcheth forth hir hades to soch as haue nede.

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Referenced Verses

  • Eph 4:28 : 28 He that hath stollen, let him steale nomore: but let him laboure rather, and do some good with his hondes, that he maye haue to geue vnto him that nedeth.
  • Heb 13:16 : 16 To do good and to destribute forget not, for wt soch sacrifices God is pleased.
  • Job 31:16-20 : 16 When the poore desyred enythinge at me, haue I denyed it them? Haue I caused ye wyddowe stonde waytinge for me in vayne? 17 Haue I eaten my porcion alone, that the fatherles hath had no parte with me? 18 (for mercy grewe vp with me fro my youth, & compassion fro my mothers wombe.) 19 Haue I sene eny man perish thorow nakednes & want of clothinge? Or, eny poore man for lack of rayment, 20 whose sydes thanked me not, because he was warmed wt ye woll of my shepe?
  • Prov 22:9 : 9 A louynge eye shalbe blessed, for he geueth of his bred vnto ye poore.
  • Eccl 11:1-2 : 1 Sende thy vytayles ouer the waters, and so shalt thou fynde the after many yeares. 2 Geue it awaye amonge seuen or eight, for thou knowest not what misery shal come vpo earth.
  • Mark 14:7 : 7 Ye haue allwaye the poore with you, and wha so euer ye wil, ye maye do the good: but me haue ye not allwaie.
  • Acts 9:39-41 : 39 Peter rose, and came with the. And wha he was come, they broughte him in to the chamber, and all the wyddowes stode rounde aboute him, wepynge, and shewed him the cotes and garmetes, which Dorcas made whyle she was with them. 40 And wha Peter had put them all forth, he kneled downe, made his prayer, and turned him vnto the body, and sayde: Tabitha, ryse vp. And she opened hir eyes: and whan she sawe Peter she sat hir downe agayne. 41 But he gaue her the hande, and lifte her vp, and called the sayntes and the wedowes, and shewed her there alyue.
  • Acts 20:34-35 : 34 For ye youre selues knowe, that these handes haue mynistred vnto my necessities, and them that were with me. 35 I haue shewed you all thinges, how that so labouringe ye oughte to receaue the weake, and to remembre the worde of the LORDE, how that he sayde: It is more blessed to geue, then to receaue.
  • Rom 10:21 : 21 But vnto Israel he sayeth: All the daye loge haue I stretched forth my handes vnto a people yt beleueth not, but speaketh agaynst me.
  • Rom 12:13 : 13 Distribute vnto the necessities of the sayntes. Be glad to harbarow.
  • Ps 41:1 : 1 Blessed is he, yt considreth ye poore: ye LORDE shal delyuer him in the tyme of trouble.
  • Ps 112:9 : 9 He hath sparsed abrode, & geue to the poore, his rightuousnes remayneth for euer, his horne shalbe exalted wt honor.
  • Prov 1:24 : 24 Seinge then that I haue called, and ye refused it: I haue stretched out my honde, and no ma regarded it,
  • Prov 19:17 : 17 He yt hath pitie vpon the poore, ledeth vnto ye LORDE: & loke what he layeth out, it shalbe payed him agayne.
  • Deut 15:11 : 11 The londe shal neuer be without poore, therfore commaunde I the and saye, that thou open thine hande vnto thy brother, which is neady and poore in thy londe.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 31:9-19
    11 verses
    86%

    9 With yi mouth defende ye thinge yt is laufull and right, and ye cause of ye poore and helplesse.

    10 Who so fyndeth an honest faithful woma, she is moch more worth the perles.

    11 The herte of hir husbande maye safely trust in her, so that he shal haue no nede of spoyles.

    12 She wil do him good & not euel all ye dayes of hir life.

    13 She occupieth woll & flax, & laboureth gladly wt hir handes.

    14 She is like a marchauntes shippe, that bryngeth hir vytayles from farre.

    15 She is vp in ye night season, to prouyde meate for hir housholde, & foode for hir maydens.

    16 She considreth lode, & byeth it, and wt the frute of hir handes she planteth a vynyarde.

    17 She gyrdeth hir loynes with strength, and courageth hir armes.

    18 And yf she perceaue that hir houswifrie doth good, hir candle goeth not out by night.

    19 She layeth hir fyngers to the spyndle, & hir hande taketh holde of ye rocke.

  • Prov 31:21-31
    11 verses
    78%

    21 She feareth not yt the colde of wynter shal hurte hir house, for all hir housholde folkes are duble clothed.

    22 She maketh hir self fayre ornametes, hir clothige is whyte sylke & purple.

    23 Hir hu?bade is moch set by in ye gates, whe he sytteth amonge ye rulers of ye londe.

    24 She maketh cloth of sylke & selleth it, and delyuereth a gyrdle vnto ye marchaut.

    25 Stregth and honoure is hir clothinge, & in the latter daye she shal reioyse.

    26 She openeth hir mouth with wy?dome, & in hir toge is the lawe of grace.

    27 She loketh wel to the wayes of hir housholde, & eateth not hir bred with ydilnes.

    28 Hir children arise & call hir blessed, & hir hu?bande maketh moch of her.

    29 Many daughters there be yt gather riches together, but thou goest aboue the all.

    30 As for fauor, it is disceatfull, and beutie is a vayne thinge: but a woman that feareth the LORDE, she is worthy to be praysed.

    31 Geue her of the frute of hir handes, and let hir owne workes prayse her in the gates.

  • Prov 3:16-17
    2 verses
    71%

    16 Vpon hir right hande is longe life, & vpon hir left hande is riches & honor.

    17 Hir wayes are pleasaunt wayes, and all hir pathes are peaceable.

  • Job 31:19-21
    3 verses
    71%

    19 Haue I sene eny man perish thorow nakednes & want of clothinge? Or, eny poore man for lack of rayment,

    20 whose sydes thanked me not, because he was warmed wt ye woll of my shepe?

    21 Dyd I euer lyft vp my honde to hurte the fatherlesse? Yee in the gate where I sawe my self to be in auctorite:

  • Luke 21:4
    70%

    4 For these all haue of their excesse put in vnto the offerynge of God, but she of hir pouerte hath put in all hir lyuynge that she had.

  • Prov 14:1
    69%

    1 A wyse woma vpholdeth hir house, but a foolish wife plucketh it downe.

  • Job 30:25
    69%

    25 Dyd not I wepe in ye tyme of trouble? Had not my soule copassion vpo ye poore?

  • Prov 10:4
    69%

    4 An ydle hande maketh poore, but a quycke laboringe hande maketh riche.

  • Deut 15:11
    69%

    11 The londe shal neuer be without poore, therfore commaunde I the and saye, that thou open thine hande vnto thy brother, which is neady and poore in thy londe.

  • Job 22:9
    68%

    9 Thou hast sent wyddowes awaye emptie and oppressed the poore fatherlesse.

  • Job 31:16
    68%

    16 When the poore desyred enythinge at me, haue I denyed it them? Haue I caused ye wyddowe stonde waytinge for me in vayne?

  • Ps 132:15
    68%

    15 This shalbe my rest, here wil I dwel, for I haue a delite therin.

  • Deut 25:11-12
    2 verses
    68%

    11 Yf two men stryue together, and the wyfe of one renne to, to delyuer hir husbande from the hande of him that smyteth him, & put forth hir hande, and take him by the secretes,

    12 then shalt thou cut of hir hande, and thine eye shal not pitie her.

  • Prov 18:23
    67%

    23 The poore maketh supplicacion and prayeth mekely, but the riche geueth a rough answere.

  • Prov 6:8
    67%

    8 yet in the sommer she prouideth hir meate, & gathereth hir foode together i ye haruest.

  • Prov 9:14
    67%

    14 sytteth in the dores of hir house vpo a stole aboue in the cite,

  • Prov 14:31
    67%

    31 He that doth a poore man wroge, blasphemeth his maker: but who so hath pitie of the poore, doth honoure vnto God.

  • Prov 19:17
    67%

    17 He yt hath pitie vpon the poore, ledeth vnto ye LORDE: & loke what he layeth out, it shalbe payed him agayne.

  • 1 Tim 5:5
    67%

    5 But she that is a right wedowe, & desolate, putteth hir trust in God, & cotynueth in prayer and supplicacion nighte and daye.

  • Deut 15:8
    67%

    8 but shalt open thine hande vnto him, and lende him, acordinge as he hath nede.

  • Prov 22:16
    67%

    16 Who so doth a poore man wronge to increase his owne riches, geueth (comoly) vnto the rich, and at the last commeth to pouerte himself.

  • Job 39:16
    67%

    16 So harde is he vnto his yong ones, as though they were not his, and laboureth in vayne without eny feare.

  • Prov 7:11-12
    2 verses
    67%

    11 (a disceatfull, waton & an vnstedfast woma: whose fete coude not abyde in ye house,

    12 now is she without, now i ye stretes, & lurketh i euery corner)

  • Prov 9:3
    67%

    3 She hath sent forth hir maydens to crie vpo the hyest place of the cite:

  • Ps 41:1
    67%

    1 Blessed is he, yt considreth ye poore: ye LORDE shal delyuer him in the tyme of trouble.