Proverbs 19:17
He who has pity upon a poor man lends to LORD, and he will repay him his good deed.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
16He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul. He who is careless of his ways shall die.
18Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 15:11For the poor will never cease out of the land. Therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shall surely open thy hand to thy brother, to thy needy, and to thy poor, in thy land.
Psalms 41:2LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive, and he shall be blessed upon the earth. And thou do not deliver him to the will of his enemies.
Proverbs 12:14A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth, and the actions of a man's hands shall be rendered to him.
Proverbs 14:31He who oppresses a poor man reproaches his maker, but he who has mercy on a needy man honors him.
Proverbs 28:27He who gives to the poor shall not lack, but he who hides his eyes shall have many a curse.
Isaiah 58:7Is it not to deal thy bread to a hungry man, and that thou bring the poor who are cast out to thy house, when thou see a naked man, that thou cover him, and that thou not hide thyself from thine own flesh?
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 19:17
16 He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; but he that despiseth his ways shall die. Here is, 1. The happiness of those that walk circumspectly. Those that make conscience of keeping the commandment in every thing, that live by rule, as becomes servants and patients, keep their own souls; they secure their present peace and future bliss, and provide every way well for themselves. If we keep God's word, God's word will keep us from every thing really hurtful. 2. The misery of those that live at large… Read the whole commentary →