Psalms 112:5
Well will it be with the man who is kind, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with justice.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion.
In Context
4There ariseth in the darkness a light to the upright: he is gracious, and merciful, and righteous.
6Surely unto eternity shall he not be moved: in everlasting remembrance shall the righteous be held.
Cross References
Nehemiah 4:13(4:7) I placed therefore on the lower parts of the place on the naked rocks behind the wall—there I placed the people after their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows.
Psalms 37:21The wicked borroweth, and repayeth not; but the righteous is beneficent, and giveth.
Psalms 37:26He is all the time beneficent, and lendeth: and his seed will be for a blessing.
Proverbs 12:2The good obtaineth favor of the Lord; but a man of wicked devices will he condemn.
Proverbs 18:9He also that showeth himself slothful in his work is a brother to the destroyer.
Proverbs 24:27Prepare without thy work, and make it fit in the field for thyself: and afterward build thy house.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 112:2-6
The Character of the Righteous. 1 Praise ye the Lord . Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord , that delighteth greatly in his commandments. 2 His seed shall be mighty upon earth: the generation of the upright shall be blessed. 3 Wealth and riches shall be in his house: and his righteousness endureth for ever. 4 Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: he is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous. 5 A good man showeth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion. The… Read the whole commentary →