Verse List for PROV 19:17

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OET (OET-RV) Someone who’s kind to a poor person is lending to Yahweh, ⇔ → and he will repay for the good deed.

OET-LV is_lending _of YHWH one _who_shows _favour _to a _poor_person and_recompense _of_his he _will _repay to_him/it.

ULT One who is gracious, to a lowly one lends, to Yahweh, ⇔ and his dealing he will repay to him.

UST Giving things to poor people is like loaning them to Yahweh; ⇔  he will reward anyone who does this.

BSB & MSB Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, ⇔  and He will repay [the lender].

OEB No OEB PROV book available

WEBBE & WMBB He who has pity on the poor lends to the LORD; ⇔  he will reward him.

NET The one who is gracious to the poor lends to the Lord, ⇔ and the Lord will repay him for his good deed.

LSV Whoever is lending [to] YHWH is favoring the poor,
And He repays his deed to him.

FBV If you're kind to the poor, you're lending to the Lord, and he will repay you well for what you've done.

T4T ⇔  When we give things to poor people, it is as though we are lending to Yahweh, ⇔  and he will ◄pay us back/reward us for what we did►.

LEB • He who lends to Yahweh is he who is kind to the poor,
• and his benefits he will repay to him.

BBE He who has pity on the poor gives to the Lord, and the Lord will give him his reward.

Moff He who cares for the poor is lending to the Eternal, ⇔  and for his kindness he shall be repaid.

JPS He that is gracious unto the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and his good deed will He repay unto him.

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

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

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

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

RV He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD, and his good deed will he pay him again.
(He that hath/has pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD, and his good deed will he pay him again.)

SLT He pitying the poor lends to Jehovah, and he will recompense to him his act.

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

KJB-1769 He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.[fn]
(He that hath/has pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath/has given will he pay him again.)

KJB-1611 [fn]Hee that hath pity vpon the poore, lendeth vnto the LORD; and that which he hath giuen, will he pay him againe.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

Bshps He that hath pitie vpon the poore, lendeth vnto the Lord: and looke what he layeth out, it shalbe payde hym agayne.
(He that hath/has pity upon the poor, lendeth unto the Lord: and look what he layeth/lays out, it shall be paid him again.)

Gnva He that hath mercy vpon the poore, lendeth vnto the Lord: and the Lord will recompense him that which he hath giuen.
(He that hath/has mercy upon the poor, lendeth unto the Lord: and the Lord will recompense him that which he hath/has given.)

Cvdl He yt hath pitie vpon the poore, ledeth vnto ye LORDE: & loke what he layeth out, it shalbe payed him agayne.
(He it hath/has pity upon the poor, leadeth/leads unto ye/you_all LORD: and look what he layeth/lays out, it shall be paid him again.)

Wycl He that hath mercy on a pore man, leeneth to the Lord; and he schal yelde his while to hym.
(He that hath/has mercy on a poor man, leaneth/leans to the Lord; and he shall yield his while to him.)

Luth Wer sich des Armen erbarmet, der leihet dem HErr’s; der wird ihm wieder Gutes vergelten.
(Who itself/yourself/themselves the poor_(one) mercy, the/of_the lends to_him LORD’s; the/of_the becomes him again goodness/good_(person) retaliate.)

ClVg Fœneratur Domino qui miseretur pauperis, et vicissitudinem suam reddet ei.
(Fœneratur Master who/which to_be_pitied poor, and change his_own will_return to_him.)

UHB מַלְוֵ֣ה יְ֭הוָה ח֣וֹנֵֽן דָּ֑ל וּ֝⁠גְמֻל֗⁠וֹ יְשַׁלֶּם־לֽ⁠וֹ׃ ‡

BrLXX Δανείζει Θεῷ ὁ ἐλεῶν πτωχὸν, κατὰ δὲ τὸ δόμα αὐτοῦ ἀνταποδώσει αὐτῷ.

BrTr He that has pity on the poor lends to the Lord; and he will recompense to him according to his gift.