11 translations · Hebrew
Proverbs 19:17
He who has pity on the poor lends to Yahweh; he will reward him.
Proverbs 19:17 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- He who has pity on the poor lends to Yahweh; he will reward him.
- KJV King James Version
- He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender.
- ASV American Standard Version
- He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto Jehovah, And his good deed will he pay him again.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- Whoever is lending [to] YHWH is favoring the poor, || And He repays his deed to him.
- FBV Free Bible Version
- If you're kind to the poor, you're lending to the Lord, and he will repay you well for what you've done.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- Whoso is lending [to] Jehovah is favouring the poor, And his deed He repayeth to him.
- DBY Darby Translation
- He that is gracious to the poor lendeth unto Jehovah; and what he hath bestowed will he repay unto him.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- He that hath pity upon the poor, lendeth to the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- He who has pity on the poor lends to the LORD; he will reward him.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- He that hath mercy on the poor, lendeth to the Lord: and he will repay him.
The Hebrew words
Each word of the Hebrew text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| מַלְוֵ֣ה | mal·wêh | is a loan | H3867 לָוָה to join |
| יְ֭הוָה | Yah·weh | to the LORD | H3068 יְהֹוָה LORD |
| ח֣וֹנֵֽן | ḥō·w·nên | Kindness | H2603 חָנַן be gracious |
| דָּ֑ל | dāl | to the poor | H1800 דַּל poor |
| וּ֝גְמֻל֗וֹ | ū·ḡə·mu·lōw | — | H1576 גְּמוּל recompense |
| יְשַׁלֶּם־ | yə·šal·lem- | and He will repay | H7999 שָׁלֵם to complete |
| לֽוֹ׃ | lōw | [the lender] | H9005 ל to/for |
Related verses
- Proverbs 28:27
One who gives to the poor has no lack; but one who closes his eyes will have many curses.
- Hebrews 6:10
For God is not unrighteous, so as to forget your work and the labor of love which you showed toward his name, in that you served the saints, and still do serve them.
- Luke 6:38
“Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over, will be given to you. For with the same measure you measure it will be measured back to you.”
- 2 Corinthians 9:6–8
Remember this: he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly. He who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Let each man give according as he has determined in his heart; not grudgingly, or under compulsion; for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace abound to you, that you, always having all sufficiency in everything, may abound to every good work.
- Matthew 25:40
“The King will answer them, ‘Most certainly I tell you, because you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’
- Ecclesiastes 11:1
Cast your bread on the waters; for you shall find it after many days.
- Isaiah 58:7–11
Isn’t it to distribute your bread to the hungry, and that you bring the poor who are cast out to your house? When you see the naked, that you cover him; and that you not hide yourself from your own flesh? Then your light will break out as the morning, and your healing will appear quickly; then your righteousness shall go before you; and Yahweh’s glory will be your rear guard. Then you will call, and Yahweh will answer; you will cry for help, and he will say, ‘Here I am.’ “If you take away from among you the yoke, finger pointing, and speaking wickedly; …
- Matthew 10:41–42
He who receives a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward. He who receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man will receive a righteous man’s reward. Whoever gives one of these little ones just a cup of cold water to drink in the name of a disciple, most certainly I tell you he will in no way lose his reward.”
- Proverbs 11:24–25
There is one who scatters, and increases yet more. There is one who withholds more than is appropriate, but gains poverty. The liberal soul shall be made fat. He who waters shall be watered also himself.
- Proverbs 14:21
He who despises his neighbor sins, but blessed is he who has pity on the poor.
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In context
15 Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep. The idle soul shall suffer hunger.
16 He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul, but he who is contemptuous in his ways shall die.
17 He who has pity on the poor lends to Yahweh; he will reward him.
18 Discipline your son, for there is hope; don’t be a willing party to his death.
19 A hot-tempered man must pay the penalty, for if you rescue him, you must do it again.
Read all of Proverbs 19 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
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Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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