Proverbs 11:24

Generosity Money and wealth

²² Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.

²³ The desire of the righteous leads only to good, but the hope of the wicked brings wrath.

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

²⁵ A generous soul will prosper, and he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.

²⁶ The people will curse the hoarder of grain, but blessing will crown the one who sells it.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

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.
DARBY: There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is right, but [it tendeth] only to want.
BLB: There is one dispersing, and increasing more, and one withholding from uprightness, only for lack.

ÅB: Den ene strør ut og får enda mere; den andre holder tilbake mere enn rett er, og det blir dog bare fattigdom.
OTB: En person gir fritt, men får mer; en annen holder tilbake unødig, og kommer til fattigdom.
B1930: Den ene strør ut og får ennu mere; den andre holder tilbake mere enn rett er, og det blir dog bare fattigdom.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Proverbs 19:17
Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender.
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Luke 6:38
Give, 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.”
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Deuteronomy 15:10
Give 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.
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Psalms 112:9
He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor; his righteousness endures forever; his horn will be lifted high in honor.
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Ecclesiastes 11:6
Sow 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.
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Haggai 1:6
You 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.”
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Haggai 1:9–11
You 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.
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2 Corinthians 9:5–11
So 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.
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