24 One person gives freely,
yet gains more;(A)
another withholds what is right,
only to become poor.(B)

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24 One person gives freely, yet gains even more;
    another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty.

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17 Kindness to the poor is a loan to the Lord,(A)
and he will give a reward to the lender.[a](B)

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Footnotes

  1. 19:17 Lit to him

17 Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord,(A)
    and he will reward them for what they have done.(B)

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16 Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself,
and giving to the rich—both lead only to poverty.(A)

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16 One who oppresses the poor to increase his wealth
    and one who gives gifts to the rich—both come to poverty.

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