Selah · Bible verse
Proverbs 19:17
He who has pity on the poor lends to Yahweh; he will reward him.
In context
15Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep. The idle soul shall suffer hunger.
16He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul, but he who is contemptuous in his ways shall die.
17He who has pity on the poor lends to Yahweh; he will reward him.
18Discipline your son, for there is hope; don’t be a willing party to his death.
19A hot-tempered man must pay the penalty, for if you rescue him, you must do it again.
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In other languages
日本語 · 箴言 19:17 · 口語訳聖書貧しい者をあわれむ者は主に貸すのだ、その施しは主が償われる。한국어 · 잠언 19:17 · 개역한글가난한 자를 불쌍히 여기는 것은 여호와께 꾸이는 것이니 그 선행을 갚아 주시리라Español · Proverbios 19:17 · Reina-Valera (1909)A Jehová empresta el que da al pobre, y él le dará su paga.Português · Provérbios 19:17 · Bíblia Livre (2018)Quem faz misericórdia ao pobre empresta ao SENHOR; e ele lhe pagará sua recompensa.