Berean Standard Bible
“Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender.”
Proverbs 19 gathers sayings about wealth, poverty, friendship and character. Poverty is treated as a real hardship that God cares about, and kindness to the poor is shown as a spiritual matter.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender.
World English Bible (WEB)
He who has pity on the poor lends to Yahweh; he will reward him.
King James Version (KJV)
He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
American Standard Version (ASV)
He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto Jehovah, And his good deed will he pay him again.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
He who has pity on the poor gives to the Lord, and the Lord will give him his reward.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
A Jehová empresta el que da al pobre, y él le dará su paga.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
Servir al pobre es hacerle un préstamo al Señor; Dios pagará esas buenas acciones.
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