Proverbs 19:17
Whoso is lending [to] Jehovah is favouring the poor, And his deed He repayeth to him.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
16Whoso is keeping the command is keeping his soul, Whoso is despising His ways dieth.
18Chastise thy son, for there is hope, And to put him to death lift not up thy soul.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 15:11because the needy one doth not cease out of the land, therefore I am commanding thee, saying, Thou dost certainly open thy hand to thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy one, in thy land.
Psalms 41:2Jehovah doth preserve him and revive him, He is happy in the land, And Thou givest him not into the will of his enemies.
Proverbs 12:14From the fruit of the mouth [is] one satisfied [with] good, And the deed of man's hands returneth to him.
Proverbs 14:31An oppressor of the poor reproacheth his Maker, And whoso is honouring Him Is favouring the needy.
Proverbs 28:27Whoso is giving to the poor hath no lack, And whoso is hiding his eyes multiplied curses.
Isaiah 58:7Is it not to deal to the hungry thy bread, And the mourning poor bring home, That thou seest the naked and cover him, And from thine own flesh hide not thyself?
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 →