Proverbs 19:17
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again. | Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender. | He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto Jehovah, And his good deed will he pay him again. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [is] lending to | מַלְוֵ֣ה | mal-VEH | H3867B | to borrowלָוָה (la.vah) 1) to borrow, lend 1a) (Qal) to borrow 1b) (Hiphil) to cause to borrow, lend to |
| Yahweh | יְ֭הוָה | YAH-weh | H3068G | Lordאֲדֹנָי (a.do.nai) Lord - a title, spoken in place of Yahweh in Jewish display of reverence Another name of ye.ho.vah (יהוה "LORD" H3068G) |
| [one who] shows favor to | ח֣וֹנֵֽן | CHO-nen | H2603A | to entreatחַנּוֹת (chan.not) verb 1) (Qal) (TWOT) to intreat, to pity, be gracious n fem pl 2) (Qal) (CLBL) gracious |
| a poor [person] | דָּ֑ל | Dal | H1800 | poorדַּל (dal) low, poor, weak, thin, one who is low |
| and recompense his | וּ֝גְמֻל֗וֹ | u-ge-mu-LO | H1576 | recompenseגְּמוּל (ge.mul) 1) dealing, recompense, benefit 1a) dealing (of one's hand) 1b) recompense 1c) benefit |
| he will repay | יְשַׁלֶּם־ | ye-sha-lem- | H7999A | to completeשָׁלֵם (sa.lem) 1) to be complete, be sound 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be complete, be finished, be ended 1a2) to be sound, be uninjured 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to complete, finish 1b2) to make safe 1b3) to make whole or good, restore, make compensation 1b4) to make good, pay 1b5) to requite, recompense, reward 1c) (Pual) 1c1) to be performed 1c2) to be repaid, be requited 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to complete, perform 1d2) to make an end of Aramaic equivalent: she.lam (שְׁלֵם "be complete" H8000) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.