NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon There isyesh (yaysh) entity; used adverbially or as a copula for the substantive verb; there is or are that scattereth pazar (paw-zar') to scatter, whether in enmity or bounty -- disperse, scatter (abroad). and yet increaseth yacaph (yaw-saf') to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing) and there is that withholdeth chasak (khaw-sak') assuage, darken, forbear, hinder, hold back, keep (back), punish, refrain, reserve, spare, withhold. more than is meet yosher (yo'-sher) the right -- equity, meet, right, upright(-ness). but it tendeth to poverty machcowr (makh-sore') deficiency; hence, impoverishment -- lack, need, penury, poor, poverty, want. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible There is one who scatters, and yet increases all the more, And there is one who withholds what is justly due, and yet it results only in want. King James Bible There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty. Holman Christian Standard Bible One person gives freely, yet gains more; another withholds what is right, only to become poor. International Standard Version Those who give freely gain even more; others hold back what they owe, becoming even poorer. NET Bible One person is generous and yet grows more wealthy, but another withholds more than he should and comes to poverty. Aramaic Bible in Plain English There is one that distributes seed and brings in much, and there is one who does not gather his own and has little. GOD'S WORD® Translation One person spends freely and yet grows richer, while another holds back what he owes and yet grows poorer. King James 2000 Bible There is one that scatters, and yet increases; and there is one that withholds more than is right, but it leads to poverty. Links Proverbs 11:24Proverbs 11:24 NIV Proverbs 11:24 NLT Proverbs 11:24 ESV Proverbs 11:24 NASB Proverbs 11:24 KJV |
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