Psalm 112:9 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

⁹ They have distributed freely; they have given to the poor; their righteousness endures forever; their horn is exalted in honor.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁹ He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; His righteousness endureth for ever; His horn shall be exalted with honour.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁹ He has distributed freely [he has given to the poor and needy]; his righteousness (uprightness and right standing with God) endures forever; his horn shall be exalted in honor. [II Cor. 9:9.]

American Standard Version (1901)

⁹ He hath dispersed, he hath given to the needy; His righteousness endureth for ever: His horn shall be exalted with honor.

Common English Bible

⁹ They give freely to those in need. Their righteousness stands forever. Their strength increases gloriously.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁹ He causes a barren woman to live in a house, as the joyful mother of sons.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁹ Who maketh a barren woman to dwell in a house, the joyful mother of children.

Psalm 112:9 Cross References

Psalm 111:3

Full of honor and majesty is his work, and his righteousness endures forever.

Psalm 112:3

Wealth and riches are in their houses, and their righteousness endures forever.

Psalm 75:10

All the horns of the wicked I will cut off, but the horns of the righteous shall be exalted.

Psalm 92:10

But you have exalted my horn like that of the wild ox; you have anointed me with fresh oil.

Psalm 92:11

My eyes have seen the downfall of my enemies; my ears have heard the doom of my evil assailants.

Proverbs 14:24

The crown of the wise is their wealth, but folly is the garland of fools.

Proverbs 19:17

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

Proverbs 21:26

All day long the wicked covet, but the righteous give and do not hold back.

Ecclesiastes 11:6

In the morning sow your seed, and at evening do not let your hands be idle, for you do not know which will prosper, this or that, or whether both alike will be good.

Ecclesiastes 3:6

a time to seek and a time to lose; a time to keep and a time to throw away;

Isaiah 32:8

But those who are noble plan noble things, and by noble things they stand.

Isaiah 58:10

if you offer your food to the hungry and satisfy the needs of the afflicted, then your light shall rise in the darkness and your gloom be like the noonday.

Isaiah 58:7

Is it not to share your bread with the hungry and bring the homeless poor into your house; when you see the naked, to cover them and not to hide yourself from your own kin?

Matthew 6:4

so that your alms may be done in secret, and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.

Mark 14:7

For you always have the poor with you, and you can show kindness to them whenever you wish, but you will not always have me.

Luke 11:41

So give as alms those things that are within and then everything will be clean for you.

Luke 12:33

Sell your possessions and give alms. Make purses for yourselves that do not wear out, an unfailing treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys.

Luke 16:9

And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by means of dishonest wealth so that when it is gone they may welcome you into the eternal homes.

Luke 18:22

When Jesus heard this, he said to him, “There is still one thing lacking. Sell all that you own and distribute the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.”

John 13:29

Some thought that, because Judas had the common purse, Jesus was telling him, “Buy what we need for the festival,” or that he should give something to the poor.

Acts 20:35

In all this I have given you an example that by such work we must support the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus, for he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ”

Acts 4:35

They laid it at the apostles’ feet, and it was distributed to each as any had need.

Romans 12:13

Contribute to the needs of the saints; pursue hospitality to strangers.

2 Corinthians 8:9

For you know the generous act of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that by his poverty you might become rich.

Deuteronomy 15:11

Since there will never cease to be some in need on the earth, I therefore command you, ‘Open your hand to the poor and needy neighbor in your land.’

Deuteronomy 15:14

Provide for him liberally out of your flock, your threshing floor, and your winepress, thus giving to him some of the bounty with which the Lord your God has blessed you.

Deuteronomy 24:13

You shall give the pledge back by sunset, so that your neighbor may sleep in the cloak and bless you, and it will be to your credit before the Lord your God.

1 Timothy 6:18

They are to do good, to be rich in good works, generous, and ready to share,

Hebrews 13:16

Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.

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.

Revelation 22:11

Let the evildoer still do evil, and the filthy still be filthy, and the righteous still do right, and the holy still be holy.”

1 Samuel 2:1

Hannah prayed and said, “My heart exults in the Lord; my strength is exalted in my God. My mouth derides my enemies because I rejoice in your victory.

1 Samuel 2:30

Therefore the Lord the God of Israel declares: I promised that your family and the family of your ancestor should go in and out before me forever, but now the Lord declares: Far be it from me, for those who honor me I will honor, and those who despise me shall be treated with contempt.