Proverbs 19:17

New King James Version

He who has pity on the poor lends to the Lord, And He will pay back what he has given.

Cross References

2 Samuel 12:6

And he shall restore fourfold for the lamb, 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 spare the poor and needy, And will save the souls of the needy.

Proverbs 12:14

A man will be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth, And the recompense of a man’s hands will be rendered to him.

Proverbs 14:21

He who despises his neighbor sins; But he who has mercy on the poor, happy is he.

Proverbs 14:31

He who oppresses the poor reproaches his Maker, But he who honors Him has mercy on the needy.

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 have many curses.

Proverbs 28:8

One who increases his possessions by usury and extortion Gathers it for him who will pity the poor.

Ecclesiastes 11:1

Cast your bread upon the waters, For you will find it after many days.

Ecclesiastes 11:2

Give a serving to seven, and also to eight, For you do not know what evil will be on the earth.

Matthew 25:40

And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.’

Luke 6:38

Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you.”

Deuteronomy 24:19

“When you reap your harvest in your field, and forget a sheaf in the field, you shall not go back to get it; it shall be for the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.

Philippians 4:17

Not that I seek the gift, but I seek the fruit that abounds to your account.

Hebrews 6:10

For God is not unjust to forget your work and labor of love which you have shown toward His name, in that you have ministered to the saints, and do minister.