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Proverbs 19:17

NETBible	The one who is gracious¹ to the poor lends² to the Lord, and the Lord³ will repay him⁴ for his good deed.⁵
NIV © biblegateway Pro 19:17	He who is kind to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will reward him for what he has done.
NASB © biblegateway Pro 19:17	One who is gracious to a poor man lends to the LORD, And He will repay him for his good deed.
NLT © biblegateway Pro 19:17	If you help the poor, you are lending to the LORD––and he will repay you!
MSG © biblegateway Pro 19:17	Mercy to the needy is a loan to GOD, and GOD pays back those loans in full.
BBE © SABDAweb Pro 19:17	He who has pity on the poor gives to the Lord, and the Lord will give him his reward.
NRSV © bibleoremus Pro 19:17	Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the LORD, and will be repaid in full.
NKJV © biblegateway Pro 19:17	He who has pity on the poor lends to the LORD, And He will pay back what he has given.
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KJV	He that hath pity <02603> (8802) upon the poor <01800> lendeth <03867> (8688) unto the LORD <03068>_; and that which he hath given <01576> will he pay him again <07999> (8762)_. {that which...: or, his deed}
NASB © biblegateway Pro 19:17	One who is gracious <02603> to a poor <01800> man <01800> lends <03867> to the LORD <03068> , And He will repay <07999> him for his good <01576> deed <01576> .
LXXM	danizei <1155> V-PAI-3S yew <2316> N-DSM o <3588> T-NSM elewn <1653> V-PAPNS ptwcon <4434> N-ASM kata <2596> PREP de <1161> PRT to <3588> T-ASN doma <1390> N-ASN autou <846> D-GSM antapodwsei <467> V-FAI-3S autw <846> D-DSM
NET [draft] ITL	The one who is gracious <02603> to the poor <01800> lends <03867> to the Lord <03068> , and the Lord will repay <07999> him for his good deed <01576> .
HEBREW	wl <0> Mlsy <07999> wlmgw <01576> ld <01800> Nnwx <02603> hwhy <03068> hwlm (19:17) <03867>

NETBible

The one who is gracious¹ to the poor lends² to the Lord, and the Lord³ will repay him⁴ for his good deed.⁵

NET Notes

¹sn The participle חוֹנֵן (khonen, “shows favor to”) is related to the word for “grace.” The activity here is the kind favor shown poor people for no particular reason and with no hope of repayment. It is literally an act of grace.

²tn The form מַלְוֵה (malveh) is the Hiphil participle from לָוָה (lavah) in construct; it means “to cause to borrow; to lend.” The expression here is “lender of the Lord.” The person who helps the poor becomes the creditor of God.

³tn Heb “he.” The referent of the 3rd person masculine singular pronoun is “the Lord” in the preceding line, which has been supplied here in the translation for clarity.

⁴sn The promise of reward does not necessarily mean that the person who gives to the poor will get money back; the rewards in the book of Proverbs involve life and prosperity in general.

⁵tn Heb “and his good deed will repay him.” The word גְּמֻלוֹ (gÿmulo) could be (1) the subject or (2) part of a double accusative of the verb. Understanding it as part of the double accusative makes better sense, for then the subject of the verb is God. How “his deed” could repay him is not immediately obvious.