Proverbs 19:17

Easy To Read Version

Giving money to poor people is like loaning it to the Lord. The Lord will pay you back for being kind to them.

Cross References

2 Samuel 12:6

He must pay four times the price of the lamb because he did this terrible thing and because he had no mercy.”

Psalm 41:2

The Lord will protect that person\par and save his life.\par That person will be blessed on earth.\par God will not let that person’s enemies destroy him.\par

Psalm 72:13

Poor, helpless people depend on him.\par The king keeps them alive.\par

Proverbs 12:14

A person is rewarded because of the good things that he says. In the same way, the work he does gives him profit.

Proverbs 14:21

You should not think bad things about your neighbors. If you want to be happy, be kind to those poor people.

Proverbs 14:31

The person that causes trouble for poor people shows that he does not respect God—God made both people. But if a person is kind to poor people, then he shows honor to God.

Proverbs 22:9

A person who gives freely will be blessed. He will be blessed because he shares his food with poor people.

Proverbs 28:27

Then there will be plenty of goat milk for you and your family and enough to keep servant girls healthy.

Proverbs 28:8

If you get rich by cheating poor people and charging them high interest rates, then you will lose your wealth. It will go to another person who is kind to them.

Ecclesiastes 11:1

Do good things every place you go. {\cf2\super [41]} After a while, the good things you do will come back to you.

Ecclesiastes 11:2

Invest what you have in several different things. {\cf2\super [42]} You don’t know what bad things might happen on earth.

Matthew 25:40

“Then the king will answer, ‘I tell you the truth. Anything you did for any of my people here, {\cf2\super [389]} you also did for me.’

Luke 6:38

Give to other people, and you will receive. You will be given much. It will be poured into your hands—more than you can hold. You will be given so much that it will spill into your lap. The way you give to other people is the way God will give to you.”

Philippians 4:17

Really, it is not that I want to get gifts from you. But I want you to have the good that comes \{from giving\}.

Hebrews 6:10

God is fair. God will remember all the work you have done. And God will remember that you showed your love to him by helping his people. And God will remember that you continue to help his people.