Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will reward them for what they have done. New Living Translation If you help the poor, you are lending to the LORD— and he will repay you! English Standard Version Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will repay him for his deed. Berean Standard Bible Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender. King James Bible He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again. New King James Version He who has pity on the poor lends to the LORD, And He will pay back what he has given. New American Standard Bible One who is gracious to a poor person lends to the LORD, And He will repay him for his good deed. NASB 1995 One who is gracious to a poor man lends to the LORD, And He will repay him for his good deed. NASB 1977 He who is gracious to a poor man lends to the LORD, And He will repay him for his good deed. Legacy Standard Bible He who is gracious to a poor man lends to Yahweh, And He will repay him for his bountiful deed. Amplified Bible He who is gracious and lends a hand to the poor lends to the LORD, And the LORD will repay him for his good deed. Christian Standard Bible Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and he will give a reward to the lender. Holman Christian Standard Bible Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will give a reward to the lender. American Standard Version He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto Jehovah, And his good deed will he pay him again. Aramaic Bible in Plain English He that follows LORD JEHOVAH shows mercy upon the poor and he is rewarded according to his works. Brenton Septuagint Translation He that has pity on the poor lends to the Lord; and he will recompense to him according to his gift. Contemporary English Version Caring for the poor is lending to the LORD, and you will be well repaid. Douay-Rheims Bible He that hath mercy on the poor, lendeth to the Lord: and he will repay him. English Revised Version He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD, and his good deed will he pay him again. GOD'S WORD® Translation Whoever has pity on the poor lends to the LORD, and he will repay him for his good deed. Good News Translation When you give to the poor, it is like lending to the LORD, and the LORD will pay you back. International Standard Version Whoever is kind to the poor is lending to the LORD— the benefit of his gift will return to him in abundance. JPS Tanakh 1917 He that is gracious unto the poor lendeth unto the LORD; And his good deed will He repay unto him. Literal Standard Version Whoever is lending [to] YHWH is favoring the poor, | And He repays his deed to him. Majority Standard Bible Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender. New American Bible Whoever cares for the poor lends to the LORD, who will pay back the sum in full. NET Bible The one who is gracious to the poor lends to the LORD, and the LORD will repay him for his good deed. New Revised Standard Version Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the LORD, and will be repaid in full. New Heart English Bible He who has pity on the poor lends to the LORD; he will reward him. Webster's Bible Translation He that hath pity upon the poor, lendeth to the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again. World English Bible He who has pity on the poor lends to Yahweh; he will reward him. Young's Literal Translation Whoso is lending to Jehovah is favouring the poor, And his deed He repayeth to him. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Man of Integrity…16He who keeps a commandment preserves his soul, but he who is careless in his ways will die. 17Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender. 18Discipline your son, for in that there is hope; do not be party to his death.… Cross References Matthew 10:42 And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is My disciple, truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward." Matthew 25:40 And the King will reply, 'Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of Mine, you did for Me.' Luke 6:38 Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you." 2 Corinthians 9:6 Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. Hebrews 6:10 For God is not unjust. He will not forget your work and the love you have shown for His name as you have ministered to the saints and continue to do so. Deuteronomy 15:7 If there is a poor man among your brothers within any of the gates in the land that the LORD your God is giving you, then you are not to harden your heart or shut your hand from your poor brother. Deuteronomy 15:8 Instead, you are to open your hand to him and freely loan him whatever he needs. Treasury of Scripture He that has pity on the poor lends to the LORD; and that which he has given will he pay him again. that hath Proverbs 14:21 He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he. Proverbs 28:8,27 He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor… 2 Samuel 12:6 And he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity. lendeth Proverbs 11:24,25 There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty… Proverbs 28:27 He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse. Deuteronomy 15:7-14 If there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy gates in thy land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother: … that which he hath given Jump to Previous Bestowed Deed Favouring Gives Good Gracious Kind Lends Pay Pity Poor Repay Repayeth RewardJump to Next Bestowed Deed Favouring Gives Good Gracious Kind Lends Pay Pity Poor Repay Repayeth RewardProverbs 19 1. Life and Conduct(17) Lendeth unto the Lord.--Who "for our sakes became poor, that we through his poverty might be rich" (2Corinthians 8:9), and Who regards all done to one of his poor brethren as done unto Himself (Matthew 25:40).Verse 17. - He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord. English Church people are familiar with this distich, as being one of the sentences of Scripture read at the Offertory. The word for "poor" is here dal, "feeble" (see on vers. 1 and 4). It is a beautiful thought that by showing mercy and pity we are, as it were, making God our debtor; and the truth is wonderfully advanced by Christ, who pronounces (Matthew 25:40), "Inasmuch as ye have done it mite one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me" (see on Proverbs 11:24; 28:27). St. Chrysostom ('Hom.,' 15, on 1 Corinthians 5), "To the more imperfect this is what we may say, Give of what you have unto the needy. Increase your substance. For, saith he, 'He that giveth unto the poor lendeth unto God.' But if you are in a hurry, and wait not for the time of retribution, think of those who lend money to men; for not even these desire to get their interest immediately; but they are anxious that the principal should remain a good long while in the hands of the borrower, provided only the repayment be secure, and they have no mistrust of the borrower. Let this be done, then, in the present case also. Leave them with God, that he may pay thee thy wages manifold. Seek not to have the whole here; for if you recover it all here, how will you receive it back there? And it is on this account that God stores them up there, inasmuch as this present life is full of decay. But he gives even here also; for, 'Seek ye,' saith he, 'the kingdom of heaven, and all these things shall be added unto you.' Well, then, let us look towards that kingdom, and not be in a hurry for the repayment of the whole, lest we diminish our recompense. But let us wait for the fit season. For the interest in these cases is not of that kind, but is such as is meet to be given by God. This, then, having collected together in great abundance, so let us depart hence, that we may obtain beth the present and the future blessings" (Oxford transl.). That which he hath given will he pay him again; Vicissitudinem suam reddet ei, Vulgate, "According to his gift will he recompense him." גִּמוּל (gemul), "good deed" (Proverbs 12:14, where it is rendered "recompense"). Ecclus. 32(35):10, etc., "Give unto the Most High according as he hath enriched thee; and as thou hast gotten give with a cheerful eye. For the Lord recompenseth, and will give thee seven times as much." There are proverbs rife in other lands to the same effect. The Turk says, "What you give in charity in this world you take with you after death. Do good, and throw it into the sea if the fish does not know it, God does." And the Russian, "Throw bread and salt behind you, you get them before you" (Lane). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Kindnessח֣וֹנֵֽן (ḥō·w·nên) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 2603: To bend, stoop in kindness to an inferior, to favor, bestow, to implore to the poor דָּ֑ל (dāl) Adjective - masculine singular construct Strong's 1800: Dangling, weak, thin is a loan מַלְוֵ֣ה (mal·wêh) Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular construct Strong's 3867: To twine, to unite, to remain, to borrow, to lend to the LORD, יְ֭הוָה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel and He will repay יְשַׁלֶּם־ (yə·šal·lem-) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7999: To be safe, to be, completed, to be friendly, to reciprocate [the lender]. לֽוֹ׃ (lōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew Links Proverbs 19:17 NIVProverbs 19:17 NLT Proverbs 19:17 ESV Proverbs 19:17 NASB Proverbs 19:17 KJV Proverbs 19:17 BibleApps.com Proverbs 19:17 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 19:17 Chinese Bible Proverbs 19:17 French Bible Proverbs 19:17 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 19:17 He who has pity on the poor (Prov. 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