Proverbs 19:17
Strong's Lexicon
Kindness
ח֣וֹנֵֽן (ḥō·w·nên)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2603: 1) to be gracious, show favour, pity 1a) (Qal) to show favour, be gracious 1b) (Niphal) to be pitied 1c) (Piel) to make gracious, make favourable, be gracious 1d) (Poel) to direct favour to, have mercy on 1e) (Hophal) to be shown favour, be shown consideration 1f) (Hithpael) to seek favour, implore favour 2) to be loathsome

to the poor
דָּ֑ל (dāl)
Adjective - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1800: 1) low, poor, weak, thin, one who is low

וּ֝גְמֻל֗וֹ (ū·ḡə·mu·lōw)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1576: 1) dealing, recompense, benefit 1a) dealing (of one's hand) 1b) recompense 1c) benefit

is a loan
מַלְוֵ֣ה (mal·wêh)
Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3867: 1) to join, be joined 1a) (Qal) to join, be joined, attend 1b) (Niphal) to join oneself to, be joined unto 2) to borrow, lend 2a) (Qal) to borrow 2b) (Hiphil) to cause to borrow, lend to

to the LORD,
יְ֭הוָה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3068: Jehovah = 'the existing One' 1) the proper name of the one true God 1a) unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of H0136

and He will repay
יְשַׁלֶּם־ (yə·šal·lem-)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7999: 1) to be in a covenant of peace, be at peace 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be at peace 1a2) peaceful one (participle) 1b) (Pual) one in covenant of peace (participle) 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to make peace with 1c2) to cause to be at peace 1d) (Hophal) to live in peace 2) to be complete, be sound 2a) (Qal) 2a1) to be complete, be finished, be ended 2a2) to be sound, be uninjured 2b) (Piel) 2b1) to complete, finish 2b2) to make safe 2b3) to make whole or good, restore, make compensation 2b4) to make good, pay 2b5) to requite, recompense, reward 2c) (Pual) 2c1) to be performed 2c2) to be repaid, be requited 2d) (Hiphil) 2d1) to complete, perform 2d2) to make an end of

[the lender].
לֽוֹ׃ (lōw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew :

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender.

Young's Literal Translation
Whoso is lending [to] Jehovah is favouring the poor, And his deed He repayeth to him.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will give a reward to the lender.

New American Standard Bible
One who is gracious to a poor man lends to the LORD, And He will repay him for his good deed.

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.
Parallel Verses
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.

New American Standard Bible
One who is gracious to a poor man lends to the LORD, And He will repay him for his good deed.

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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will give a reward to the lender.

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.

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

American Standard Version
He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto Jehovah, And his good deed will he pay him again.

English Revised Version
He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD, and his good deed will he pay him again.

Young's Literal Translation
Whoso is lending to Jehovah is favouring the poor, And his deed He repayeth to him.
















Cross References
Matthew 10:42
And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.

Matthew 25:40
And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.

Luke 6:38
Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.

2 Corinthians 9:6
But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.

Hebrews 6:10
For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.

Deuteronomy 15:7
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:

Deuteronomy 15:8
But thou shalt open thine hand wide unto him, and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need, in that which he wanteth.

Deuteronomy 24:19
When thou cuttest down thine harvest in thy field, and hast forgot a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go again to fetch it: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow: that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hands.

Psalm 72:13
He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the needy.

Proverbs 12:14
A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth: and the recompence of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him.

Proverbs 14:21
He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he.
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