Verse 5

A good{H2896} man{H376} sheweth favour{H2603}{(H8802)}, and lendeth{H3867}{(H8688)}: he will guide{H3557}{(H8770)} his affairs{H1697} with discretion{H4941}.

Referenced Verses

  • Ps 37:25-26 : 25 I have been young{H5288}, and now am old{H2204}{(H8804)}; yet have I not seen{H7200}{H8804)} the righteous{H6662} forsaken{H5800}{H8737)}, nor his seed{H2233} begging{H1245}{H8764)} bread{H3899}. 26 He is ever{H3117} merciful{H2603}{(H8802)}, and lendeth{H3867}{H8688)}; and his seed{H2233} is blessed{H1293}.
  • Deut 15:7-9 : 7 If there be among you a poor man{H34} of one{H259} of thy brethren{H251} within any{H259} of thy gates{H8179} in thy land{H776} which the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430} giveth{H5414}{(H8802)} thee, thou shalt not harden{H553}{(H8762)} thine heart{H3824}, nor shut{H7092}{(H8799)} thine hand{H3027} from thy poor{H34} brother{H251}: 8 But thou shalt open{H6605}{(H8799)} thine hand{H3027} wide{H6605}{(H8800)} unto him, and shalt surely{H5670}{(H8687)} lend{H5670}{(H8686)} him sufficient{H1767} for his need{H4270}, in that which he wanteth{H2637}{(H8799)}. 9 Beware{H8104}{(H8734)} that there be not a thought{H1697} in thy wicked{H1100} heart{H3824}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, The seventh{H7651} year{H8141}, the year{H8141} of release{H8059}, is at hand{H7126}{(H8804)}; and thine eye{H5869} be evil{H7489}{(H8804)} against thy poor{H34} brother{H251}, and thou givest{H5414}{(H8799)} him nought; and he cry{H7121}{(H8804)} unto the LORD{H3068} against thee, and it be sin{H2399} unto thee. 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.
  • Job 31:16-20 : 16 If I have withheld{H4513}{(H8799)} the poor{H1800} from their desire{H2656}, or have caused the eyes{H5869} of the widow{H490} to fail{H3615}{(H8762)}; 17 Or have eaten{H398}{(H8799)} my morsel{H6595} myself alone, and the fatherless{H3490} hath not eaten{H398}{(H8804)} thereof; 18 (For from my youth{H5271} he was brought up{H1431}{(H8804)} with me, as with a father{H1}, and I have guided{H5148}{(H8686)} her from my mother's{H517} womb{H990};) 19 If I have seen{H7200}{(H8799)} any perish{H6}{(H8802)} for want of clothing{H3830}, or any poor{H34} without covering{H3682}; 20 If his loins{H2504} have not blessed{H1288}{(H8765)} me, and if he were not warmed{H2552}{(H8691)} with the fleece{H1488} of my sheep{H3532};
  • Ps 37:21 : 21 The wicked{H7563} borroweth{H3867}{(H8801)}, and payeth not again{H7999}{H8762)}: but the righteous{H6662} sheweth mercy{H2603}{H8802)}, and giveth{H5414}{H8802)}.
  • Prov 2:20 : 20 That thou mayest walk{H3212}{(H8799)} in the way{H1870} of good{H2896} men, and keep{H8104}{(H8799)} the paths{H734} of the righteous{H6662}.
  • Prov 12:2 : 2 A good{H2896} man obtaineth{H6329}{(H8686)} favour{H7522} of the LORD{H3068}: but a man{H376} of wicked devices{H4209} will he condemn{H7561}{(H8686)}.
  • Prov 17:18 : 18 A man{H120} void{H2638} of understanding{H3820} striketh{H8628}{(H8802)} hands{H3709}, and becometh{H6148}{(H8802)} surety{H6161} in the presence{H6440} of his friend{H7453}.
  • Prov 18:9 : 9 He also that is slothful{H7503}{(H8693)} in his work{H4399} is brother{H251} to him that is a great{H1167} waster{H7843}{(H8688)}.
  • Prov 22:26-27 : 26 Be not thou one of them that strike{H8628}{(H8802)} hands{H3709}, or of them that are sureties{H6148}{(H8802)} for debts{H4859}. 27 If thou hast nothing to pay{H7999}{(H8763)}, why should he take away{H3947}{(H8799)} thy bed{H4904} from under thee?
  • Prov 24:27 : 27 Prepare{H3559}{(H8685)} thy work{H4399} without{H2351}, and make it fit{H6257}{(H8761)} for thyself in the field{H7704}; and afterwards{H310} build{H1129}{(H8804)} thine house{H1004}.
  • Prov 24:30-34 : 30 I went{H5674}{(H8804)} by the field{H7704} of the slothful{H376}{H6102}, and by the vineyard{H3754} of the man{H120} void{H2638} of understanding{H3820}; 31 And, lo, it was all grown over{H5927}{(H8804)} with thorns{H7063}, and nettles{H2738} had covered{H3680}{(H8795)} the face{H6440} thereof, and the stone{H68} wall{H1444} thereof was broken down{H2040}{(H8738)}. 32 Then I saw{H2372}{(H8799)}, and considered it well{H7896}{(H8799)}{H3820}: I looked{H7200}{(H8804)} upon it, and received{H3947}{(H8804)} instruction{H4148}. 33 Yet a little{H4592} sleep{H8142}, a little{H4592} slumber{H8572}, a little{H4592} folding{H2264} of the hands{H3027} to sleep{H7901}{(H8800)}: 34 So shall thy poverty{H7389} come{H935}{(H8804)} as one that travelleth{H1980}{(H8693)}; and thy want{H4270} as an armed{H4043} man{H376}.
  • Prov 27:23-27 : 23 Be thou diligent{H3045}{(H8799)} to know{H3045}{(H8800)} the state{H6440} of thy flocks{H6629}, and look{H7896}{(H8798)} well{H3820} to thy herds{H5739}. 24 For riches{H2633} are not for ever{H5769}: and doth the crown{H5145} endure to every{H1755} generation{H1755}? 25 The hay{H2682} appeareth{H1540}{(H8804)}, and the tender grass{H1877} sheweth{H7200}{(H8738)} itself, and herbs{H6212} of the mountains{H2022} are gathered{H622}{(H8738)}. 26 The lambs{H3532} are for thy clothing{H3830}, and the goats{H6260} are the price{H4242} of the field{H7704}. 27 And thou shalt have goats{H5795}' milk{H2461} enough{H1767} for thy food{H3899}, for the food{H3899} of thy household{H1004}, and for the maintenance{H2416} for thy maidens{H5291}.
  • Luke 6:35 : 35 But{G4133} love ye{G25}{(G5720)} your{G5216} enemies{G2190}, and{G2532} do good{G15}{(G5720)}, and{G2532} lend{G1155}{(G5720)}, hoping{G560} for nothing{G3367} again{G560}{(G5723)}; and{G2532} your{G5216} reward{G3408} shall be{G2071}{(G5704)} great{G4183}, and{G2532} ye shall be{G2071}{(G5704)} the children{G5207} of the Highest{G5310}: for{G3754} he{G846} is{G2076}{(G5748)} kind{G5543} unto{G1909} the unthankful{G884} and{G2532} to the evil{G4190}.
  • Luke 23:50 : 50 And{G2532}, behold{G2400}{(G5628)}, there was a man{G435} named{G3686} Joseph{G2501}, a counsellor{G1010}; and he was a good{G5225}{(G5723)}{G18} man{G435}, and{G2532} a just{G1342}:
  • John 6:12 : 12 When{G1161}{G5613} they were filled{G1705}{(G5681)}, he said{G3004}{(G5719)} unto his{G846} disciples{G3101}, Gather up{G4863}{(G5628)} the fragments{G2801} that remain{G4052}{(G5660)}, that nothing{G3363}{G5100} be lost{G622}{(G5643)}.
  • Acts 11:24 : 24 For{G3754} he was{G2258}{(G5713)} a good{G18} man{G435}, and{G2532} full{G4134} of the Holy{G40} Ghost{G4151} and{G2532} of faith{G4102}: and{G2532} much{G2425} people{G3793} was added{G4369}{(G5681)} unto the Lord{G2962}.
  • Rom 5:7 : 7 For{G1063} scarcely{G3433} for{G5228} a righteous man{G1342} will{G599} one{G5100} die{G599}{(G5695)}: yet{G1063} peradventure{G5029} for{G5228} a good man{G18} some{G5100} would{G5111} even{G2532} dare{G5111}{(G5719)} to die{G599}{(G5629)}.
  • Rom 12:11 : 11 Not{G3361} slothful{G3636} in business{G4710}; fervent{G2204}{(G5723)} in spirit{G4151}; serving{G1398}{(G5723)} the Lord{G2962};
  • Eph 5:15 : 15 See{G991}{(G5720)} then{G3767} that{G4459} ye walk{G4043}{(G5719)} circumspectly{G199}, not{G3361} as{G5613} fools{G781}, but{G235} as{G5613} wise{G4680},
  • Phil 1:9 : 9 And{G2532} this{G5124} I pray{G4336}{(G5736)}, that{G2443} your{G5216} love{G26} may abound{G4052}{(G5725)} yet{G2089} more{G3123} and{G2532} more{G3123} in{G1722} knowledge{G1922} and{G2532} in all{G3956} judgment{G144};
  • Col 4:5 : 5 Walk{G4043}{(G5720)} in{G1722} wisdom{G4678} toward{G4314} them that are without{G1854}, redeeming{G1805}{(G5734)} the time{G2540}.