Proverbs 11:24 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty. Flere versionerKing 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. |
And Azari´ah the chief priest of the house of Zadok answered him, and said, Since the people began to bring the offerings into the house of the Lord, we have had enough to eat, and have left plenty: for the Lord hath blessed his people; and that which is left is this great store.
He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; his righteousness endureth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honor.
The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward.
The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.
There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches.
He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.
He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.
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.
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.
Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.
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.
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.