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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  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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17 He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.

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The point is this:[a] The person who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the person who sows generously will also reap generously.

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  1. 9:6 Lit And this

Generosity Encouraged

Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.(A)

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But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.

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