Proverbs 11:24

There is one who scatters—he will accumulate even more; 1 another withholds what he should give—he comes to poverty. 1

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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 desires of righteous people result in good, 1 but wicked people can only hope for wrath. 1

25The generous person will prosper 1 and the one who gives water to others will have water for himself. 1

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 15:10You must surely give to him, and your heart must not be sorry when you give to him, because in return for this Yahweh your God will bless you in all your work and in all that you put your hand to.

Psalms 112:9He generously gives to the poor; 1 his righteousness endures forever; 1 he will be exalted with honor. 1

Proverbs 19:17Whoever is kind to the poor lends to Yahweh 1 and he will repay him for what he has done. 1

Ecclesiastes 11:1Send out your bread on the waters, 2 for you will find it again after many days. 1

Haggai 1:6You have sown much seed, but bring in little harvest; you eat but do not have enough; 1 you drink but cannot get drunk. You wear clothes but cannot warm yourselves, 1 and the wage earner earns money only to put it into a bag full of holes! 1

Haggai 2:16how was it then? When you came to a heap of twenty measures of grain, there were only ten; and when you came to the wine vat to draw out fifty measures, there were only 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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