Proverbs 19:17 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

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

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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.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁷ He that hath mercy on the poor, lendeth to the Lord: and he will repay him.

Proverbs 19:17 Cross References

2 Samuel 12:6

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

Psalm 41:2

The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive, and he shall be blessed upon the earth; And deliver not thou him unto the will of his enemies.

Psalm 72:13

He shall have pity on the poor and needy, And the souls of the needy he shall save.

Proverbs 12:14

A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth: And the doings of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him.

Proverbs 14:21

He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: But he that hath pity on the poor, happy is he.

Proverbs 14:31

He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: But he that hath mercy on the needy honoureth him.

Proverbs 22:9

He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; For he giveth of his bread to the poor.

Proverbs 28:27

He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: But he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.

Proverbs 28:8

He that augmenteth his substance by usury and increase, Gathereth it for him that hath pity on the poor.

Ecclesiastes 11:1

Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.

Ecclesiastes 11:2

Give a portion to seven, yea, even unto eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.

Matthew 25:40

And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it unto one of these my brethren, even these least, ye did it unto me.

Luke 6:38

give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, shall they give into your bosom. For with what measure ye mete it shall be measured to you again.

Deuteronomy 24:19

When thou reapest thine harvest in thy field, and hast forgot a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go again to fetch it: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow: that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hands.

Philippians 4:17

Not that I seek for the gift; but I seek for the fruit that increaseth to your account.

Hebrews 6:10

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.