Proverbs 11:24
Strong's Lexicon
יֵ֣שׁ (yêš)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 3426: 1) being, existence, substance, there is or are 1a) substance 1b) existence 1c) there is or are

One gives freely,
מְ֭פַזֵּר (mə·p̄az·zêr)
Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6340: 1) to scatter, disperse 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to scatter 1a2) scattered (participle) 1b) (Niphal) to be scattered 1c) (Piel) to scatter 1d) (Pual) to be scattered

yet gains
וְנוֹסָ֥ף (wə·nō·w·sāp̄)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3254: 1) to add, increase, do again 1a) (Qal) to add, increase, do again 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to join, join oneself to 1b2) to be joined, be added to 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to cause to add, increase 1c2) to do more, do again

even more;
ע֑וֹד (‘ō·wḏ)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 5750: subst 1) a going round, continuance adv 2) still, yet, again, besides 2a) still, yet (of continuance or persistence) 2b) still, yet, more (of addition or repetition) 2c) again 2d) still, moreover, besides

another withholds
וְחוֹשֵׂ֥ךְ (wə·ḥō·w·śêḵ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2820: 1) to withhold, restrain, hold back, keep in check, refrain 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to withhold, keep back, keep for oneself, keep from, hold in check, refrain, spare, reserve 1a2) to restrain, check 1b) (Niphal) to assuage, be spared

what is right,
מִ֝יֹּ֗שֶׁר (mî·yō·šer)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3476: 1) straightness, uprightness 1a) straightness, evenness (moral implications) 1b) rightness, uprightness 1c) what is right, what is due

only
אַךְ־ (’aḵ-)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 389: 1) indeed, surely (emphatic) 2) howbeit, only, but, yet (restrictive)

to become poor.
לְמַחְסֽוֹר׃ (lə·maḥ·sō·wr)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4270: 1) need, poverty, thing needed 1a) need, thing needed 1b) lack, want 1c) need, poverty

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
One gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds what is right, only to become poor.

Young's Literal Translation
There is who is scattering, and yet is increased, And who is keeping back from uprightness, only to want.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
One person gives freely, yet gains more; another withholds what is right, only to become poor.

New American Standard Bible
There is one who scatters, and [yet] increases all the more, And there is one who withholds what is justly due, [and yet it results] only in want.

King James Bible
There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and [there is] that withholdeth more than is meet, but [it tendeth] to poverty.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
One person gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty.

New Living Translation
Give freely and become more wealthy; be stingy and lose everything.

English Standard Version
One gives freely, yet grows all the richer; another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want.

New American Standard Bible
There is one who scatters, and yet increases all the more, And there is one who withholds what is justly due, and yet it results only in want.

King James Bible
There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
One person gives freely, yet gains more; another withholds what is right, only to become poor.

International Standard Version
Those who give freely gain even more; others hold back what they owe, becoming even poorer.

NET Bible
One person is generous and yet grows more wealthy, but another withholds more than he should and comes to poverty.

American Standard Version
There is that scattereth, and increaseth yet more; And there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth only to want.

English Revised Version
There is that scattereth, and increaseth yet more; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth only to want.

Young's Literal Translation
There is who is scattering, and yet is increased, And who is keeping back from uprightness, only to want.
















Cross References
2 Corinthians 9:6
But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.

Proverbs 11:23
The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

Proverbs 11:25
The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.

Proverbs 13:7
There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches.

Proverbs 28:27
He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.

Proverbs 1:1
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

Proverbs 11:22
As a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion.

Proverbs 11:21
Though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.

Proverbs 11:26
He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.

Proverbs 11:27
He that diligently seeketh good procureth favour: but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him.
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