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Proverbs 11:24

24 One person gives freely, yet gains even more;

another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty.

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Proverbs 11:24 — English Standard Version (ESV)

24 One gives freely, yet grows all the richer;

another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want.

Proverbs 11:24 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

24 There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth;

And there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.

Proverbs 11:24 — New Living Translation (NLT)

24 Give freely and become more wealthy;

be stingy and lose everything.

Proverbs 11:24 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

24 There is one who scatters, yet increases more;

And there is one who withholds more than is right,

But it leads to poverty.

Proverbs 11:24 — New Century Version (NCV)

24 Some people give much but get back even more.

Others don’t give what they should and end up poor.

Proverbs 11:24 — American Standard Version (ASV)

24 There is that scattereth, and increaseth yet more;

And there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth only to want.

Proverbs 11:24 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

24 There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is right, but it tendeth only to want.

Proverbs 11:24 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

24 One person spends freely and yet grows richer, 

while another holds back what he owes and yet grows poorer. 

Proverbs 11:24 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

24 One person gives freely,

yet gains more;

another withholds what is right,

only to become poor.

Proverbs 11:24 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

24 Some give freely, yet grow all the richer;

others withhold what is due, and only suffer want.

Proverbs 11:24 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

24 There is one who gives yet grows richer,

but he who withholds what is right only finds need.

Proverbs 11:24 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

24 Some give freely but get even richer.

Others don’t give what they should but get even poorer.

Proverbs 11:24 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

24 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.


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