Proverbs 11:24 - Revised Standard Version One man gives freely, yet grows all the richer; another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; And there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition There are those who [generously] scatter abroad, and yet increase more; there are those who withhold more than is fitting or what is justly due, but it results only in want. American Standard Version (1901) There is that scattereth, and increaseth yet more; And there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth only to want. Common English Bible Those who give generously receive more, but those who are stingy with what is appropriate will grow needy. Catholic Public Domain Version Some distribute their own goods, and they become wealthier. Others seize what is not their own, and they are always in need. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Some distribute their own goods, and grow richer: others take away what is not their own, and are always in want. |
Azariah the chief priest, who was of the house of Zadok, answered him, “Since they began to bring the contributions into the house of the Lord we have eaten and had enough and have plenty left; for the Lord has blessed his people, so that we have this great store left.”
He has distributed freely, he has given to the poor; his righteousness endures for ever; his horn is exalted in honor.
A wicked man earns deceptive wages, but one who sows righteousness gets a sure reward.
The desire of the righteous ends only in good; the expectation of the wicked in wrath.
A liberal man will be enriched, and one who waters will himself be watered.
One man pretends to be rich, yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.
He who is kind to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will repay him for his deed.
He who gives to the poor will not want, but he who hides his eyes will get many a curse.
He who augments his wealth by interest and increase gathers it for him who is kind to the poor.
In the morning sow your seed, and at evening withhold not your hand; for you do not know which will prosper, this or that, or whether both alike will be good.
You have sown much, and harvested little; you eat, but you never have enough; you drink, but you never have your fill; you clothe yourselves, but no one is warm; and he who earns wages earns wages to put them into a bag with holes.
Will man rob God? Yet you are robbing me. But you say, ‘How are we robbing thee?’ In your tithes and offerings.
give, and it will be given to you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For the measure you give will be the measure you get back.”
You shall give to him freely, and your heart shall not be grudging when you give to him; because for this the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in all that you undertake.