Proverbs 19:17

New International Reader's Version

Anyone who is kind to poor people lends to the Lord. God will reward them for what they have done.

Cross References

2 Samuel 12:6

The man must pay back four times as much as that lamb was worth. How could he do such a thing? And he wasn’t even sorry he had done it.”

Psalm 41:2

The Lord guards them and keeps them alive. They are counted among those who are blessed in the land. The Lord won’t hand them over to the wishes of their enemies.

Psalm 72:13

He will take pity on those who are weak and in need. He will save them from death.

Proverbs 12:14

Many good things come from what people say. And the work of their hands rewards them.

Proverbs 14:21

It is a sin to hate your neighbor. But blessed is the person who is kind to those in need.

Proverbs 14:31

Anyone who crushes poor people makes fun of their Maker. But anyone who is kind to those in need honors God.

Proverbs 22:9

Those who give freely will be blessed. That’s because they share their food with those who are poor.

Proverbs 28:27

Those who give to poor people will have all they need. But those who close their eyes to the poor will receive many curses.

Proverbs 28:8

Someone might get rich by taking interest or profit from poor people. But that person only piles up wealth for someone who will be kind to poor people.

Ecclesiastes 11:1

Sell your grain in the market overseas. After a while you might earn something from it.

Ecclesiastes 11:2

Try to succeed by doing many things. After all, you don’t know what great trouble might come on the land.

Matthew 25:40

“The King will reply, ‘What I’m about to tell you is true. Anything you did for one of the least important of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’

Luke 6:38

Give, and it will be given to you. A good amount will be poured into your lap. It will be pressed down, shaken together, and running over. The same amount you give will be measured out to you.”

Deuteronomy 24:19

When you are gathering crops in your field, you might leave some grain behind by mistake. Don’t go back to get it. Leave it behind for outsiders and widows. Leave it for children whose fathers have died. Then the Lord your God will bless you in everything you do.

Philippians 4:17

It is not that I want your gifts. What I really want is what is best for you.

Hebrews 6:10

God is fair. He will not forget what you have done. He will remember the love you have shown him. You showed it when you helped his people. And you show it when you keep on helping them.