The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.

That thou mayest walk in the way of good {men}, and keep the paths of the righteous.

See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,

I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;

I have been young, and {now} am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.

And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and {in} all judgment; {judgment: or, sense}

If there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy gates in thy land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother:

When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost.

For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die.

Be not thou {one} of them that strike hands, {or} of them that are sureties for debts.

And, behold, {there was} a man named Joseph, a counsellor; {and he was} a good man, and a just:

Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;

A good {man} obtaineth favour of the LORD: but a man of wicked devices will he condemn.

But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and {to} the evil.

A man void of understanding striketh hands, {and} becometh surety in the presence of his friend. {understanding: Heb. heart}

Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, {and} look well to thy herds. {look...: Heb. set thy heart}

Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.

For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Ghost and of faith: and much people was added unto the Lord.

He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.

If I have withheld the poor from {their} desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;

Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time.

But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and {to} the evil.

I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.

The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.

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

{He is} ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed {is} blessed. {ever: Heb. all the day}

A good {man} obtaineth favour of the LORD: but a man of wicked devices will he condemn.

For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:

For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Ghost and of faith: and much people was added unto the Lord.

Much food {is in} the tillage of the poor: but there is {that is} destroyed for want of judgment.

And {if} thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness {be} as the noonday:

And it shall come to pass in the increase, that ye shall give the fifth {part} unto Pharaoh, and four parts shall be your own, for seed of the field, and for your food, and for them of your households, and for food for your little ones.

He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy {is} he.

And he said unto the kinsman, Naomi, that is come again out of the country of Moab, selleth a parcel of land, which {was} our brother Elimelech's:

For the LORD thy God blesseth thee, as he promised thee: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, but thou shalt not borrow; and thou shalt reign over many nations, but they shall not reign over thee.

And Esther answered, If {it seem} good unto the king, let the king and Haman come this day unto the banquet that I have prepared for him.

And the field of Ephron, which {was} in Machpelah, which {was} before Mamre, the field, and the cave which {was} therein, and all the trees that {were} in the field, that {were} in all the borders round about, were made sure

Then Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed: and he divided the people that {was} with him, and the flocks, and herds, and the camels, into two bands;

And he delivered {them} into the hand of his servants, every drove by themselves; and said unto his servants, Pass over before me, and put a space betwixt drove and drove.

Then Joseph said unto the people, Behold, I have bought you this day and your land for Pharaoh: lo, {here is} seed for you, and ye shall sow the land.

And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: {yea, though he be} a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with thee. {fallen...: Heb. his hand faileth} {relieve: Heb. strengthen}

Then Gideon took ten men of his servants, and did as the LORD had said unto him: and {so} it was, because he feared his father's household, and the men of the city, that he could not do {it} by day, that he did {it} by night.

Wherefore when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he was afraid of him.

And Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal's heart {was} merry within him, for he {was} very drunken: wherefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light.

And, behold, Amariah the chief priest {is} over you in all matters of the LORD; and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, for all the king's matters: also the Levites {shall be} officers before you. Deal courageously, and the LORD shall be with the good. {Deal...: Heb. Take courage and do}

And they went about in Judah, and gathered the Levites out of all the cities of Judah, and the chief of the fathers of Israel, and they came to Jerusalem.

Therefore set I in the lower places behind the wall, {and} on the higher places, I even set the people after their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows. {in the...: Heb. from the lower parts of the place, etc}

And he divided himself against them, he and his servants, by night, and smote them, and pursued them unto Hobah, which {is} on the left hand of Damascus.

Every prudent {man} dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open {his} folly. {layeth...: Heb. spreadeth}

The soul of the wicked desireth evil: his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes. {findeth...: Heb. is not favoured}

For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die.

And the woman conceived, and bare a son: and when she saw him that he {was a} goodly {child}, she hid him three months.