Proverbs 11:24

King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.

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  • Prov 19:17 : 17 He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
  • Ps 112:9 : 9 He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; his righteousness endureth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honour.
  • Luke 6:38 : 38 Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.
  • 2 Cor 9:5-9 : 5 Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren, that they would go before unto you, and make up beforehand your bounty, whereof ye had notice before, that the same might be ready, as a matter of bounty, and not as of covetousness. 6 But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully. 7 Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver. 8 And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work: 9 (As it is written, He hath dispersed abroad; he hath given to the poor: his righteousness remaineth for ever. 10 Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for your food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;) 11 Being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness, which causeth through us thanksgiving to God.
  • Deut 15:10 : 10 Thou shalt surely give him, and thine heart shall not be grieved when thou givest unto him: because that for this thing the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all thy works, and in all that thou puttest thine hand unto.
  • Acts 11:29-30 : 29 Then the disciples, every man cording to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren which dwelt in Judaea: 30 Which also they did, and sent it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.
  • Prov 11:18 : 18 The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward.
  • Hag 1:6 : 6 Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink; ye clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes.
  • Hag 1:9-9 : 9 Ye looked for much, and, lo, it came to little; and when ye brought it home, I did blow upon it. Why? saith the LORD of hosts. Because of mine house that is waste, and ye run every man unto his own house. 10 Therefore the heaven over you is stayed from dew, and the earth is stayed from her fruit. 11 And I called for a drought upon the land, and upon the mountains, and upon the corn, and upon the new wine, and upon the oil, and upon that which the ground bringeth forth, and upon men, and upon cattle, and upon all the labour of the hands.
  • Hag 2:16-19 : 16 Since those days were, when one came to an heap of twenty measures, there were but ten: when one came to the pressfat for to draw out fifty vessels out of the press, there were but twenty. 17 I smote you with blasting and with mildew and with hail in all the labours of your hands; yet ye turned not to me, saith the LORD. 18 Consider now from this day and upward, from the four and twentieth day of the ninth month, even from the day that the foundation of the LORD'S temple was laid, consider it. 19 Is the seed yet in the barn? yea, as yet the vine, and the fig tree, and the pomegranate, and the olive tree, hath not brought forth: from this day will I bless you.
  • Prov 28:8 : 8 He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.
  • Eccl 11:1-2 : 1 Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days. 2 Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.
  • Eccl 11:6 : 6 In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 11:25-26
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    25The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.

    26He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.

  • Prov 13:7
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    7There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches.

  • Prov 13:22-23
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    22A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.

    23Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment.

  • Prov 21:26
    76%

    26He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not.

  • Prov 22:16
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    16He that opesseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.

  • Prov 13:11
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    11Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.

  • 2 Cor 9:6
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    6But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.

  • Prov 10:4
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    4He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

  • Prov 28:8
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    8He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.

  • Prov 28:27
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    27He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.

  • Prov 28:19-20
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    19He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.

    20A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.

  • Matt 13:12
    74%

    12For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath.

  • Prov 22:9
    74%

    9He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.

  • Mark 4:25
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    25For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he hath.

  • Matt 25:29
    73%

    29For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath.

  • Prov 10:22
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    22The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.

  • Prov 28:22
    73%

    22He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.

  • Eccl 5:11
    73%

    11When goods increase, they are increased that eat them: and what good is there to the owners thereof, saving the beholding of them with their eyes?

  • Prov 14:23
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    23In all labour there is ofit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.

  • Eccl 5:13-14
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    13There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt.

    14But those riches perish by evil travail: and he begetteth a son, and there is nothing in his hand.

  • 2 Cor 8:15
    72%

    15As it is written, He that had gathered much had nothing over; and he that had gathered little had no lack.

  • Prov 21:5
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    5The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want.

  • Prov 11:28-29
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    28He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.

    29He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.

  • Prov 19:17
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    17He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.

  • 2 Cor 9:9-10
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    9(As it is written, He hath dispersed abroad; he hath given to the poor: his righteousness remaineth for ever.

    10Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for your food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;)

  • Prov 10:15
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    15The rich man's wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.

  • Prov 28:3
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    3A poor man that opesseth the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.

  • Ps 37:16
    71%

    16A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.

  • Eccl 11:1-2
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    70%

    1Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.

    2Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.

  • Luke 12:21
    70%

    21So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.

  • Ps 107:37
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    37And sow the fields, and plant vineyards, which may yield fruits of increase.

  • Ps 37:21
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    21The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.

  • Luke 19:26
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    26For I say unto you, That unto every one which hath shall be given; and from him that hath not, even that he hath shall be taken away from him.

  • Luke 12:16
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    16And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:

  • Prov 11:23
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    23The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

  • Hag 1:6
    70%

    6Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink; ye clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes.

  • Eccl 11:6
    70%

    6In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.

  • Prov 21:20
    70%

    20There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up.

  • Prov 15:6
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    6In the house of the righteous is much treasure: but in the revenues of the wicked is trouble.

  • Prov 12:11
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    11He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.

  • Prov 19:4
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    4Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbour.

  • Prov 28:6
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    6Better is the poor that walketh in his uightness, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.

  • Prov 16:8
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    8Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.