Proverbs 11:24

In 11 translations

BSB

One gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds what is right, only to become poor.

KJV

There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.

WEB

There is one who scatters, and increases yet more. There is one who withholds more than is appropriate, but gains poverty.

ASV

There is that scattereth, and increaseth yet more; And there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth only to want.

LSV

There is [one] who is scattering, and yet is increased, || And [one] who is keeping back from uprightness, only to want.

YLT

There is who is scattering, and yet is increased, And who is keeping back from uprightness, only to want.

DBY

There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is right, but [it tendeth] only to want.

DRC

Some distribute their own goods, and grow richer: others take away what is not their own, and are always in want.

GNV

There is that scattereth, and is more increased: but hee that spareth more then is right, surely commeth to pouertie.

JPS

There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth only to want.

LXXE

There are some who scatter their own, and make it more: and there are some also who gather, yet have less.Gr. diminished.

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Original-language editions

WLC

יֵ֣שׁ מְ֭פַזֵּר וְנוֹסָ֥ף ע֑וֹד וְחוֹשֵׂ֥ךְ מִ֝יֹּ֗שֶׁר אַךְ־לְמַחְסֽוֹר׃

LXX-Br

Εἰσὶν, οἳ τὰ ἴδια σπείροντες πλείονα ποιοῦσιν· εἰσὶδέ καὶ οἳ συνάγοντες ἐλαττονοῦνται.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

• Proverbs 19:17Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender.
• Luke 6:38Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.”
• Deuteronomy 15:10Give generously to him, and do not let your heart be grieved when you do so. And because of this the LORD your God will bless you in all your work and in everything to which you put your hand.
• Psalms 112:9He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor; his righteousness endures forever; his horn will be lifted high in honor.
• Ecclesiastes 11:6Sow your seed in the morning, and do not rest your hands in the evening, for you do not know which will succeed, whether this or that, or if both will equally prosper.
• Haggai 1:6You have planted much but harvested little. You eat but never have enough. You drink but never have your fill. You put on clothes but never get warm. You earn wages to put into a bag pierced through.”
• Haggai 1:9–11You expected much, but behold, it amounted to little. And what you brought home, I blew away. Why? declares the LORD of Hosts. Because My house still lies in ruins, while each of you is busy with his own house.…
• 2 Corinthians 9:5–11So I thought it necessary to urge the brothers to visit you beforehand and make arrangements for the bountiful gift you had promised. This way, your gift will be prepared generously and not begrudgingly. Remember this:…
• Proverbs 11:18The wicked man earns an empty wage, but he who sows righteousness reaps a true reward.
• Haggai 2:16–19from that time, when one came expecting a heap of twenty ephahs of grain, there were but ten. When one came to the winepress to draw out fifty baths, there were but twenty. I struck you—all the work of your hands—with…
• Proverbs 28:8He who increases his wealth by interest and usury lays it up for one who is kind to the poor.
• Ecclesiastes 11:1–2Cast your bread upon the waters, for after many days you will find it again. Divide your portion among seven, or even eight, for you do not know what disaster may befall the land.
• Acts 11:29–30So the disciples, each according to his ability, decided to send relief to the brothers living in Judea. This they did, sending their gifts to the elders with Barnabas and Saul.

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