17 Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 19:17
Integrity, Counsel, Discipline, Poverty, Anger, and the Fear of the LORD
The chapter moves from integrity and misdirected zeal, to wealth and false witness, to wisdom and household prudence, to laziness, commandments, mercy, and discipline, and finally to the LORD's prevailing purpose, fear of the LORD, sloth, instruction, corrupt witness, and judgment.
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Verse 17
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Kindness ח֣וֹנֵֽן H2603 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular to the poor דָּ֑ל H1800 Adjective - masculine singular construct . . . וּ֝גְמֻל֗וֹ H1576 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular is a loan מַלְוֵ֣ה H3867 Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular construct to the LORD יְ֭הוָה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular and He will repay יְשַׁלֶּם־ H7999 Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular [the lender] לֽוֹ׃ Preposition | third person masculine singular