Proverbs 11:24

New English Translation

One person is generous and yet grows more wealthy, but another withholds more than he should and comes to poverty.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 31:10

Azariah, the head priest from the family of Zadok, said to him, “Since the contributions began arriving in the Lord’s temple, we have had plenty to eat and have a large quantity left over. For the Lord has blessed his people, and this large amount remains.”

Psalm 112:9

He generously gives to the needy; his integrity endures. He will be vindicated and honored.

Proverbs 11:18

The wicked person earns deceitful wages, but the one who sows righteousness reaps a genuine reward.

Proverbs 11:23

What the righteous desire leads only to good, but what the wicked hope for leads to wrath.

Proverbs 11:25

A generous person will be enriched, and the one who provides water for others will himself be satisfied.

Proverbs 13:7

There is one who pretends to be rich and yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor and yet possesses great wealth.

Proverbs 19:17

The one who is gracious to the poor lends to the Lord, and the Lord will repay him for his good deed.

Proverbs 28:27

The one who gives to the poor will not lack, but whoever shuts his eyes to them will receive many curses.

Proverbs 28:8

The one who increases his wealth by increasing interest gathers it for someone who is gracious to the needy.

Ecclesiastes 11:6

Sow your seed in the morning, and do not stop working until the evening; for you do not know which activity will succeed – whether this one or that one, or whether both will prosper equally.

Haggai 1:6

You have planted much, but have harvested little. You eat, but are never filled. You drink, but are still thirsty. You put on clothes, but are not warm. Those who earn wages end up with holes in their money bags.’”

Malachi 3:8

Can a person rob God? You indeed are robbing me, but you say, ‘How are we robbing you?’ In tithes and contributions!

Luke 6:38

Give, and it will be given to you: A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be poured into your lap. For the measure you use will be the measure you receive.”

Deuteronomy 15:10

You must by all means lend to him and not be upset by doing it, for because of this the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in everything you attempt.