Proverbs
Proverbs 11:24
24One gives freely, yet gains even more;
another withholds what is right, only to become poor.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| One gives freely | מְ֭פַזֵּר | mə·p̄az·zêr | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular | H6340 scatter |
| yet gains | וְנוֹסָ֥ף | wə·nō·w·sāp̄ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular | H3254 add |
| even more | ע֑וֹד | ‘ō·wḏ | Adverb | H5750 a going round, continuance |
| another withholds | וְחוֹשֵׂ֥ךְ | wə·ḥō·w·śêḵ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H2820 withhold, refrain |
| what is right | מִ֝יֹּ֗שֶׁר | mî·yō·šer | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular | H3476 straightness, uprightness |
| only | אַךְ־ | ’aḵ- | Adverb | H389 surely |
| to become poor | לְמַחְסֽוֹר׃ | lə·maḥ·sō·wr | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H4270 need, thing needed, poverty |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 19:17 · Luke 6:38 · Deuteronomy 15:10 · Psalm 112:9 · Ecclesiastes 11:6 · Haggai 1:6 · Haggai 1:9–11 · 2 Corinthians 9:5–11 · Proverbs 11:18 · Haggai 2:16–19 · Proverbs 28:8 · Acts 11:29–30
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.