17Whoso is lending to Jehovah is favouring the poor, And his deed He repayeth to him.


In Context

14 House and wealth are the inheritance of fathers, And from Jehovah is an understanding wife.

15 Sloth causeth deep sleep to fall, And an indolent soul doth hunger.

16 Whoso is keeping the command is keeping his soul, Whoso is despising His ways dieth.

17 Whoso is lending to Jehovah is favouring the poor, And his deed He repayeth to him.

18 Chastise thy son, for there is hope, And to put him to death lift not up thy soul.

19 A man of great wrath is bearing punishment, For, if thou dost deliver, yet again thou dost add.

Proverbs 19:17 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

19:17He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

19:17He who is kind to the poor lends to the Lord , and he will reward him for what he has done.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

19:17He that hath mercy on the poor, lendeth to the Lord: and he will repay him.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

19:17He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto Jehovah, And his good deed will he pay him again.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:17He that is gracious to the poor lendeth unto Jehovah; and what he hath bestowed will he repay unto him.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

19:17He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD, and his good deed will he pay him again.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:17He that hath pity upon the poor, lendeth to the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:17He who has pity on the poor lends to Yahweh; he will reward him.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

19:17He that has pity on the poor lends to the LORD; and that which he has given will he pay him again.