Proverbs 11:24
There are some who scatter their own, and make it more: and there are some also who gather, yet have less. + 11:24 Gr. diminished.
LXX2012 (US English)
In The King James Version
In Context
23All the desire of the righteous is good: but the hope of the ungodly shall perish.
25Every sincere soul is blessed: but a passionate man is not graceful.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 15:10You shall surely give to him, and you shall lend him as much as he wants, according as he is in need; and you shall not grudge in your heart as you give to him, because on this account the Lord your God will bless you in all your works, and in all things on which you shall lay your hand.
Psalms 112:9who settles the barren woman in a house, as a mother rejoicing over children.
Proverbs 19:17He that has pity on the poor lends to the Lord; and he will recompense to him according to his gift.
Ecclesiastes 11:1Send forth your bread upon the face of the water: for you shall find it after many days.
Haggai 1:6You⌃ have sown much, but brought in little; you⌃ have eaten, and are not satisfied; you⌃ have drunk, and are not satisfied with drink, you⌃ have clothed yourselves, and have not become warm + 1:6 Gr. in them. thereby: and he that earns wages has gathered them into a bag full of holes.
Haggai 2:16And now consider, I pray you, from this day and beforetime, before they laid a stone on a stone in the temple of the Lord, what manner of men you⌃ were.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 11:24
23 The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath. This tells us what the desire and expectation of the righteous and of the wicked are and how they will prove, what they would have and what they shall have. 1. The righteous would have good, only good; all they desire is that it may go well with all about them; they wish no hurt to any, but happiness to all; as to themselves, their desire is not to gratify any evil lust, but to obtain the favour of a good God and to preserve… Read the whole commentary →