Proverbs 19:17 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

¹⁷ Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord and will be repaid in full.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁷ He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; And that which he hath given will he pay him again.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁷ He who has pity on the poor lends to the Lord, and that which he has given He will repay to him. [Prov. 28:27; Eccl. 11:1; Matt. 10:42; 25:40; II Cor. 9:6-8; Heb. 6:10.]

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁷ He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto Jehovah, And his good deed will he pay him again.

Common English Bible

¹⁷ Those who are gracious to the poor lend to the LORD, and the Lord will fully repay them.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁷ Whoever is merciful to the poor lends to the Lord. And he will repay him for his efforts.

Proverbs 19:17 Cross References

Proverbs 28:27

Whoever gives to the poor will lack nothing, but one who turns a blind eye will get many a curse.

Hebrews 6:10

For God is not unjust; he will not overlook your work and the love that you showed for his sake in serving the saints, as you still do.

Luke 6:38

give, and it will be given to you. A 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.”

Matthew 25:40

And the king will answer them, ‘Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did it to me.’

Ecclesiastes 11:1

Send out your bread upon the waters, for after many days you will get it back.

Proverbs 14:31

Those who oppress the poor insult their Maker, but those who are kind to the needy honor him.

Philippians 4:17

Not that I seek the gift, but I seek the profit that accumulates to your account.

Proverbs 14:21

Those who despise their neighbors are sinners, but happy are those who are kind to the poor.

Proverbs 28:8

One who augments wealth by exorbitant interest gathers it for another who is kind to the poor.

Proverbs 12:14

From the fruit of the mouth one is filled with good things, and manual labor has its reward.

2 Samuel 12:6

he shall restore the lamb fourfold because he did this thing and because he had no pity.”

Deuteronomy 24:19

“When you reap your harvest in your field and forget a sheaf in the field, you shall not go back to get it; it shall be left for the alien, the orphan, and the widow, so that the Lord your God may bless you in all your undertakings.

Psalm 72:13

He has pity on the weak and the needy and saves the lives of the needy.

Proverbs 22:9

Those who are generous are blessed, for they share their bread with the poor.

Ecclesiastes 11:2

Divide your means seven ways, or even eight, for you do not know what disaster may happen on earth.

Psalm 41:2

The Lord protects them and keeps them alive; they are called happy in the land. You do not give them up to the will of their enemies.