Proverbs 19:17

Modern English Version

He who has pity on the poor lends to the Lord, and He will repay what he has given.

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 will be blessed on the earth; You will not deliver him to the will of his enemies.

Psalm 72:13

He will have compassion on the poor and needy, and will save the lives of the needy.

Proverbs 12:14

A man will be satisfied with good by the fruit of his words, and the work of a man’s hands will be recompensed to him.

Proverbs 14:21

He who despises his neighbor sins, but blessed is he who has mercy on the poor.

Proverbs 14:31

He who oppresses the poor reproaches his Maker, but he who honors Him is kind to the poor.

Proverbs 22:9

He who has a generous eye will be blessed, for he gives of his bread to the poor.

Proverbs 28:27

He who gives to the poor will not lack, but he who hides his eyes will receive many curses.

Proverbs 28:8

He who increases his wealth by usury and extortion gathers it for him who has pity on the poor.

Ecclesiastes 11:1

Send out your grain on the waters by ship, for after many days you will find financial return.

Ecclesiastes 11:2

Give a portion to seven, or even eight, investments, for you do not know what calamity might occur on earth.

Matthew 25:40

“The King will answer, ‘Truly I say to you, as you have done it for one of the least of these brothers of Mine, you have done it for Me.’

Luke 6:38

Give, and it will be given to you: Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will men give unto you. For with the measure you use, it will be measured unto you.”

Deuteronomy 24:19

Whenever you reap your harvest in your field and have forgotten a sheaf in the field, you may not go back to get it. It will be for the foreigner, for the fatherless, and for the widow, so that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.

Philippians 4:17

not because I desired a gift, but I desire fruit that accumulates to your account.

Hebrews 6:10

for God is not unjust so as to forget your work and labor of love that you have shown for His name, in that you have ministered to the saints and continue ministering.