Proverbs 11:24

There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; And there is that withholdeth more than is right, yet he cometh to want.

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In The King James Version

There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.

In Context

23The desire of the righteous is only good; But the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

25The bountiful man shall be enriched, And he that watereth shall himself be watered.

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Cross References

Psalms 112:9He hath scattered blessings; he hath given to the poor; His righteousness shall endure for ever; His horn shall be exalted with honor.

Proverbs 19:17He who hath pity on the poor lendeth to the LORD, And that which he giveth will he repay him.

Ecclesiastes 11:1Cast thy bread upon the waters; for after many days thou shalt find it.

Haggai 1:6Ye sow much, and bring in little; Ye eat, but are not full; Ye drink, but are not satisfied; Ye clothe yourselves, but are not warmed; And he that earneth wages earneth them for a purse with holes.

Haggai 2:16Since that time one hath come to a heap of twenty measures, And there were but ten; One hath come to a vat to draw out fifty vessels from the wine-press, And there were but twenty;

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 →

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