The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: But the righteous dealeth graciously, and giveth.
Matthew 5:42 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Give to him who keeps on begging from you, and do not turn away from him who would borrow [at interest] from you. [Deut. 15:8; Prov. 24:29.] American Standard Version (1901) Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away. Common English Bible Give to those who ask, and don’t refuse those who wish to borrow from you. Catholic Public Domain Version Whoever asks of you, give to him. And if anyone would borrow from you, do not turn away from him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Give to him that asketh of thee and from him that would borrow of thee turn not away. |
The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: But the righteous dealeth graciously, and giveth.
He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD, And his good deed will he pay him again.
There is that coveteth greedily all the day long: But the righteous giveth and withholdeth not.
In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not which shall prosper, whether this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.
Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by shewing mercy to the poor; if there may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity.
Howbeit give for alms those things which are within; and behold, all things are clean unto you.
But if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him to drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head.
But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
for God is not unrighteous to forget your work and the love which ye shewed toward his name, in that ye ministered unto the saints, and still do minister.
Pure religion and undefiled before our God and Father is this, to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.