Proverbs 11:24 - English Standard Version 2016 One gives freely, yet grows all the richer; another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want. 更多版本King James Version (Oxford) 1769 There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; And there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition There are those who [generously] scatter abroad, and yet increase more; there are those who withhold more than is fitting or what is justly due, but it results only in want. American Standard Version (1901) There is that scattereth, and increaseth yet more; And there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth only to want. Common English Bible Those who give generously receive more, but those who are stingy with what is appropriate will grow needy. Catholic Public Domain Version Some distribute their own goods, and they become wealthier. Others seize what is not their own, and they are always in need. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Some distribute their own goods, and grow richer: others take away what is not their own, and are always in want. |
Azariah the chief priest, who was of the house of Zadok, answered him, “Since they began to bring the contributions into the house of the Lord, we have eaten and had enough and have plenty left, for the Lord has blessed his people, so that we have this large amount left.”
He has distributed freely; he has given to the poor; his righteousness endures forever; his horn is exalted in honor.
The wicked earns deceptive wages, but one who sows righteousness gets a sure reward.
The desire of the righteous ends only in good, the expectation of the wicked in wrath.
Whoever brings blessing will be enriched, and one who waters will himself be watered.
One pretends to be rich, yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.
Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will repay him for his deed.
Whoever gives to the poor will not want, but he who hides his eyes will get many a curse.
Whoever multiplies his wealth by interest and profit gathers it for him who is generous to the poor.
In the morning sow your seed, and at evening withhold not your hand, for you do not know which will prosper, this or that, or whether both alike will be good.
You have sown much, and harvested little. You eat, but you never have enough; you drink, but you never have your fill. You clothe yourselves, but no one is warm. And he who earns wages does so to put them into a bag with holes.
Will man rob God? Yet you are robbing me. But you say, ‘How have we robbed you?’ In your tithes and contributions.
give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.”
You shall give to him freely, and your heart shall not be grudging when you give to him, because for this the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in all that you undertake.