Proverbs 11:24
There is one who scatters, and increases yet more. There is one who withholds more than is appropriate, but gains poverty.
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- Prov 19:17 : 17 He who has pity on the poor lends to Yahweh; He will reward him.
- Ps 112:9 : 9 He has dispersed, he has given to the poor. His righteousness endures forever. His horn will be exalted with honor.
- Luke 6:38 : 38 "Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over, will be given to you.{literally, into your bosom.} For with the same measure you measure it will be measured back to you."
- 2 Cor 9:5-9 : 5 I thought it necessary therefore to entreat the brothers that they would go before to you, and arrange ahead of time the generous gift that you promised before, that the same might be ready as a matter of generosity, and not of greediness. 6 Remember this: he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly. He who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. 7 Let each man give according as he has determined in his heart; not grudgingly, or under compulsion; for God loves a cheerful giver. 8 And God is able to make all grace abound to you, that you, always having all sufficiency in everything, may abound to every good work. 9 As it is written, "He has scattered abroad, he has given to the poor. His righteousness remains forever." 10 Now may he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food, supply and multiply your seed for sowing, and increase the fruits of your righteousness; 11 you being enriched in everything to all liberality, which works through us thanksgiving to God.
- Deut 15:10 : 10 You shall surely give him, and your heart shall not be grieved when you give to him; because that for this thing Yahweh your God will bless you in all your work, and in all that you put your hand to.
- Acts 11:29-30 : 29 As any of the disciples had plenty, each determined to send relief to the brothers who lived in Judea; 30 which they also did, sending it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.
- Prov 11:18 : 18 Wicked people earn deceitful wages, But one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.
- Hag 1:6 : 6 You have sown much, and bring in little. You eat, but you don't have enough. You drink, but you aren't filled with drink. You clothe yourselves, but no one is warm, and he who earns wages earns wages to put them into a bag with holes in it."
- Hag 1:9-9 : 9 "You looked for much, and, behold, it came to little; and when you brought it home, I blew it away. Why?" says Yahweh of Hosts, "Because of my house that lies waste, while each of you is busy with his own house. 10 Therefore for your sake the heavens withhold the dew, and the earth withholds its fruit. 11 I called for a drought on the land, on the mountains, on the grain, on the new wine, on the oil, on that which the ground brings forth, on men, on cattle, and on all the labor of the hands."
- Hag 2:16-19 : 16 Through all that time, when one came to a heap of twenty measures, there were only ten. When one came to the wine vat to draw out fifty, there were only twenty. 17 I struck you with blight, mildew, and hail in all the work of your hands; yet you didn't turn to me,' says Yahweh. 18 'Consider, please, from this day and backward, from the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, since the day that the foundation of Yahweh's temple was laid, consider it. 19 Is the seed yet in the barn? Yes, the vine, the fig tree, the pomegranate, and the olive tree haven't brought forth. From this day will I bless you.'"
- Prov 28:8 : 8 He who increases his wealth by excessive interest Gathers it for one who has pity on the poor.
- Eccl 11:1-2 : 1 Cast your bread on the waters; For you shall find it after many days. 2 Give a portion to seven, yes, even to eight; For you don't know what evil will be on the earth.
- Eccl 11:6 : 6 In the morning sow your seed, And in the evening don't withhold your hand; For you don't know which will prosper, whether this or that, Or whether they both will be equally good.
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- Prov 11:25-262 verses81%
25 The liberal soul shall be made fat. He who waters shall be watered also himself.
26 People curse someone who withholds grain, But blessing will be on the head of him who sells it.
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7 There are some who pretend to be rich, yet have nothing. There are some who pretend to be poor, yet have great wealth.
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22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children, But the wealth of the sinner is stored for the righteous.
23 An abundance of food is in poor people's fields, But injustice sweeps it away.
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26 There are those who covet greedily all the day long; But the righteous give and don't withhold.
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16 Whoever oppresses the poor for his own increase and whoever gives to the rich, Both come to poverty.
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11 Wealth gained dishonestly dwindles away, But he who gathers by hand makes it grow.
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6 Remember this: he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly. He who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.
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4 He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand, But the hand of the diligent brings wealth.
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8 He who increases his wealth by excessive interest Gathers it for one who has pity on the poor.
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27 One who gives to the poor has no lack; But one who closes his eyes will have many curses.
- Prov 28:19-202 verses74%
19 One who works his land will have an abundance of food; But one who chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty.
20 A faithful man is rich with blessings; But one who is eager to be rich will not go unpunished.
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12 For whoever has, to him will be given, and he will have abundance, but whoever doesn't have, from him will be taken away even that which he has.
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9 He who has a generous eye will be blessed; For he shares his food with the poor.
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25 For whoever has, to him will more be given, and he who doesn't have, from him will be taken away even that which he has."
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29 For to everyone who has will be given, and he will have abundance, but from him who has not, even that which he has will be taken away.
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22 Yahweh's blessing brings wealth, And he adds no trouble to it.
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22 A stingy man hurries after riches, And doesn't know that poverty waits for him.
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11 When goods increase, those who eat them are increased; and what advantage is there to its owner, except to feast on them with his eyes?
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23 In all hard work there is profit, But the talk of the lips leads only to poverty.
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13 There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun: wealth kept by its owner to his harm.
14 Those riches perish by misfortune, and if he has fathered a son, there is nothing in his hand.
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15 As it is written, "He who gathered much had nothing left over, and he who gathered little had no lack."
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5 The plans of the diligent surely lead to profit; And everyone who is hasty surely rushes to poverty.
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28 He who trusts in his riches will fall, But the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf.
29 He who troubles his own house shall inherit the wind. The foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart.
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17 He who has pity on the poor lends to Yahweh; He will reward him.
- 2 Cor 9:9-102 verses71%
9 As it is written, "He has scattered abroad, he has given to the poor. His righteousness remains forever."
10 Now may he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food, supply and multiply your seed for sowing, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;
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15 The rich man's wealth is his strong city. The destruction of the poor is their poverty.
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3 A needy man who oppresses the poor Is like a driving rain which leaves no crops.
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16 Better is a little that the righteous has, Than the abundance of many wicked.
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1 Cast your bread on the waters; For you shall find it after many days.
2 Give a portion to seven, yes, even to eight; For you don't know what evil will be on the earth.
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21 So is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God."
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37 Sow fields, plant vineyards, And reap the fruits of increase.
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21 The wicked borrow, and don't pay back, But the righteous give generously.
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26 'For I tell you that to everyone who has, will more be given; but from him who doesn't have, even that which he has will be taken away from him.
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16 He spoke a parable to them, saying, "The ground of a certain rich man brought forth abundantly.
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23 The desire of the righteous is only good. The expectation of the wicked is wrath.
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6 You have sown much, and bring in little. You eat, but you don't have enough. You drink, but you aren't filled with drink. You clothe yourselves, but no one is warm, and he who earns wages earns wages to put them into a bag with holes in it."
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6 In the morning sow your seed, And in the evening don't withhold your hand; For you don't know which will prosper, whether this or that, Or whether they both will be equally good.
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20 There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise; But a foolish man swallows it up.
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6 In the house of the righteous is much treasure, But the income of the wicked brings trouble.
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11 He who tills his land shall have plenty of bread, But he who chases fantasies is void of understanding.
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4 Wealth adds many friends, But the poor is separated from his friend.
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6 Better is the poor who walks in his integrity, Than he who is perverse in his ways, and he is rich.
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8 Better is a little with righteousness, Than great revenues with injustice.