Verse 24

There is{H3426} that scattereth{H6340}{(H8764)}, and yet increaseth{H3254}{(H8737)}; and there is that withholdeth{H2820}{(H8802)} more than is meet{H3476}, but it tendeth to poverty{H4270}.

Referenced Verses

  • Prov 19:17 : 17 He that hath pity{H2603}{(H8802)} upon the poor{H1800} lendeth{H3867}{(H8688)} unto the LORD{H3068}; and that which he hath given{H1576} will he pay him again{H7999}{(H8762)}.
  • Ps 112:9 : 9 He hath dispersed{H6340}{(H8765)}, he hath given{H5414}{(H8804)} to the poor{H34}; his righteousness{H6666} endureth{H5975}{(H8802)} for ever{H5703}; his horn{H7161} shall be exalted{H7311}{(H8799)} with honour{H3519}.
  • Luke 6:38 : 38 Give{G1325}{(G5720)}, and{G2532} it shall be given{G1325}{(G5701)} unto you{G5213}; good{G2570} measure{G3358}, pressed down{G4085}{(G5772)}, and{G2532} shaken together{G4531}{(G5772)}, and{G2532} running over{G5240}{(G5746)}, shall men give{G1325}{(G5692)} into{G1519} your{G5216} bosom{G2859}. For{G1063} with the same{G846} measure{G3358} that{G3739} ye mete withal{G3354}{(G5719)} it shall be measured{G488} to you{G5213} again{G488}{(G5701)}.
  • 2 Cor 9:5-9 : 5 Therefore{G3767} I thought{G2233}{(G5662)} it necessary{G316} to exhort{G3870}{(G5658)} the brethren{G80}, that{G2443} they would go before{G4281}{(G5632)} unto{G1519} you{G5209}, and{G2532} make up beforehand{G4294}{(G5661)} your{G5216} bounty{G2129}, whereof ye had notice before{G4293}{(G5772)}, that the same{G5026} might be{G1511}{(G5750)} ready{G2092},{G3779} as{G5613} a matter of bounty{G2129}, and{G2532} not{G3361} as{G5618} of covetousness{G4124}. 6 But{G1161} this{G5124} I say, He which soweth{G4687}{(G5723)} sparingly{G5340} shall reap{G2325}{(G5692)} also{G2532} sparingly{G5340}; and{G2532} he which soweth{G4687}{(G5723)} bountifully{G1909}{G2129} shall reap{G2325}{(G5692)} also{G2532} bountifully{G1909}{G2129}. 7 Every man{G1538} according as{G2531} he purposeth{G4255}{(G5736)} in his heart{G2588}, so let him give; not{G3361} grudgingly{G1537}{G3077}, or{G2228} of{G1537} necessity{G318}: for{G1063} God{G2316} loveth{G25}{(G5719)} a cheerful{G2431} giver{G1395}. 8 And{G1161} God{G2316} is able{G1415} to make{G4052} all{G3956} grace{G5485} abound{G4052}{(G5658)} toward{G1519} you{G5209}; that{G2443} ye, always{G3842} having{G2192}{(G5723)} all{G3956} sufficiency{G841} in{G1722} all{G3956} things, may abound{G4052}{(G5725)} to{G1519} every{G3956} good{G18} work{G2041}: 9 (As{G2531} it is written{G1125}{(G5769)}, He hath dispersed abroad{G4650}{(G5656)}; he hath given{G1325}{(G5656)} to the poor{G3993}: his{G846} righteousness{G1343} remaineth{G3306}{(G5719)} for{G1519} ever{G165}. 10 Now{G1161} he that ministereth{G2023}{(G5723)} seed{G4690} to the sower{G4687}{(G5723)} both{G2532} minister{G5524}{(G5659)} bread{G740} for{G1519} your food{G1035}, and{G2532} multiply{G4129}{(G5659)} your{G5216} seed sown{G4703}, and{G2532} increase{G837}{(G5659)} the fruits{G1081} of your{G5216} righteousness{G1343};) 11 Being enriched{G4148}{(G5746)} in{G1722} every thing{G3956} to{G1519} all{G3956} bountifulness{G572}, which{G3748} causeth{G2716}{(G5736)} through{G1223} us{G2257} thanksgiving{G2169} to God{G2316}.
  • Deut 15:10 : 10 Thou shalt surely{H5414}{(H8800)} give{H5414}{(H8799)} him, and thine heart{H3824} shall not be grieved{H3415}{(H8799)} when thou givest{H5414}{(H8800)} unto him: because{H1558} that for this thing{H1697} the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430} shall bless{H1288}{(H8762)} thee in all thy works{H4639}, and in all that thou puttest{H4916} thine hand{H3027} unto.
  • Acts 11:29-30 : 29 Then{G1161} the disciples{G3101}, every{G1538} man{G846} according to{G2531} his ability{G2141}{(G5711)}{G5100}, determined{G3724}{(G5656)} to send{G3992}{(G5658)} relief{G1248} unto{G1519} the brethren{G80} which dwelt{G2730}{(G5723)} in{G1722} Judaea{G2449}: 30 Which{G3739} also{G2532} they did{G4160}{(G5656)}, and sent it{G649}{(G5660)} to{G4314} the elders{G4245} by{G1223} the hands{G5495} of Barnabas{G921} and{G2532} Saul{G4569}.
  • Prov 11:18 : 18 The wicked{H7563} worketh{H6213}{(H8802)} a deceitful{H8267} work{H6468}: but to him that soweth{H2232}{(H8802)} righteousness{H6666} shall be a sure{H571} reward{H7938}.
  • Hag 1:6 : 6 Ye have sown{H2232}{(H8804)} much{H7235}{(H8687)}, and bring{H935}{(H8687)} in little{H4592}; ye eat{H398}{(H8800)}, but ye have not enough{H7654}; ye drink{H8354}{(H8800)}, but ye are not filled with drink{H7937}{(H8800)}; ye clothe{H3847}{(H8800)} you, but there is none warm{H2527}; and he that earneth wages{H7936}{(H8693)} earneth wages{H7936}{(H8693)} to put it into a bag{H6872} with holes{H5344}{(H8803)}.
  • Hag 1:9-9 : 9 Ye looked{H6437}{(H8800)} for much{H7235}{(H8687)}, and, lo, it came to little{H4592}; and when ye brought{H935}{(H8689)} it home{H1004}, I did blow{H5301}{(H8804)} upon it. Why? saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the LORD{H3068} of hosts{H6635}. Because{H3282} of mine house{H1004} that is waste{H2720}, and ye run{H7323}{(H8801)} every man{H376} unto his own house{H1004}. 10 Therefore the heaven{H8064} over you is stayed{H3607}{(H8804)} from dew{H2919}, and the earth{H776} is stayed{H3607}{(H8804)} from her fruit{H2981}. 11 And I called{H7121}{(H8799)} for a drought{H2721} upon the land{H776}, and upon the mountains{H2022}, and upon the corn{H1715}, and upon the new wine{H8492}, and upon the oil{H3323}, and upon that which the ground{H127} bringeth forth{H3318}{(H8686)}, and upon men{H120}, and upon cattle{H929}, and upon all the labour{H3018} of the hands{H3709}.
  • Hag 2:16-19 : 16 Since those days were, when one came{H935}{(H8804)} to an heap{H6194} of twenty{H6242} measures, there were but ten{H6235}: when one came{H935}{(H8804)} to the pressfat{H3342} for to draw out{H2834}{(H8800)} fifty{H2572} vessels out of the press{H6333}, there were but twenty{H6242}. 17 I smote{H5221}{(H8689)} you with blasting{H7711} and with mildew{H3420} and with hail{H1259} in all the labours{H4639} of your hands{H3027}; yet ye turned not to me, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the LORD{H3068}. 18 Consider{H7760}{(H8798)}{H3824} now from this day{H3117} and upward{H4605}, from the four{H702} and twentieth{H6242} day{H3117} of the ninth{H8671} month, even from the day{H3117} that the foundation{H3245}{(H8795)} of the LORD'S{H3068} temple{H1964} was laid, consider{H7760}{(H8798)}{H3824} it. 19 Is the seed{H2233} yet in the barn{H4035}? yea, as yet the vine{H1612}, and the fig tree{H8384}, and the pomegranate{H7416}, and the olive{H2132} tree{H6086}, hath not brought forth{H5375}{(H8804)}: from this day{H3117} will I bless{H1288}{(H8762)} you.
  • Prov 28:8 : 8 He that by usury{H5392} and unjust gain{H8636} increaseth{H7235}{(H8688)} his substance{H1952}, he shall gather{H6908}{(H8762)} it for him that will pity{H2603}{(H8802)} the poor{H1800}.
  • Eccl 11:1-2 : 1 Cast{H7971}{(H8761)} thy bread{H3899} upon{H6440} the waters{H4325}: for thou shalt find{H4672}{(H8799)} it after many{H7230} days{H3117}. 2 Give{H5414}{(H8798)} a portion{H2506} to seven{H7651}, and also to eight{H8083}; for thou knowest{H3045}{(H8799)} not what evil{H7451} shall be upon the earth{H776}.
  • Eccl 11:6 : 6 In the morning{H1242} sow{H2232}{(H8798)} thy seed{H2233}, and in the evening{H6153} withhold{H3240}{(H8686)} not thine hand{H3027}: for thou knowest{H3045}{(H8802)} not whether{H335} shall prosper{H3787}{(H8799)}, either this or that, or whether they both{H8147} shall be alike{H259} good{H2896}.