Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

A good man, being merciful and lending: he will hold up his words in judgment;

New American Standard Bible

It is well with the man who is gracious and lends;
He will maintain his cause in judgment.

King James Version

A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion.

Holman Bible

Good will come to a man who lends generously
and conducts his business fairly.

International Standard Version

It is good for the person who lends generously, conducting his affairs with fairness.

A Conservative Version

It is well with the man who deals graciously and lends. He shall maintain his cause in judgment,

American Standard Version

Well is it with the man that dealeth graciously and lendeth; He shall maintain his cause in judgment.

Amplified


It is well with the man who is gracious and lends;
He conducts his affairs with justice.

Bible in Basic English

All is well for the man who is kind and gives freely to others; he will make good his cause when he is judged.

Darby Translation

It is well with the man that is gracious and lendeth; he will sustain his cause in judgment.

King James 2000

A good man shows favor, and lends: he will guide his affairs with discretion.

Lexham Expanded Bible

[It goes] well [for] a man [who] is gracious and lends, [who] conducts his {business properly}.

Modern King James verseion

A good man shows favor, and lends; he will guide his business with fairness.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

A good man is merciful, and lendeth gladly, and pondereth his words with discretion.

NET Bible

It goes well for the one who generously lends money, and conducts his business honestly.

New Heart English Bible

It is well with the man who deals graciously and lends. He will maintain his cause in judgment.

The Emphasized Bible

Well for a man showing favour and lending! He shall sustain his affairs with justice.

Webster

A good man showeth favor, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion.

World English Bible

It is well with the man who deals graciously and lends. He will maintain his cause in judgment.

Youngs Literal Translation

Good is the man -- gracious and lending, He sustaineth his matters in judgment.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
man
אישׁ 
'iysh 
Usage: 692

and lendeth
לוה 
Lavah 
Usage: 26

he will guide
כּוּל 
Kuwl 
Usage: 38

דּבר 
Dabar 
Usage: 1438

References

Watsons

Context Readings

The Path Of The Righteous And The Path Of The Wicked

4 Light arose in darkness to the upright: merciful and compassionate and just 5 A good man, being merciful and lending: he will hold up his words in judgment; 6 For he shall not be moved forever: the just one shall be for eternal remembrance.

Cross References

Deuteronomy 15:7-10

When the needy shall be among thee, from one of thy brethren, in one of thy gates in thy land which Jehovah thy God gave to thee, thou shalt not harden thy heart, and thou shalt not shut thy hand from thy needy brother.

Job 31:16-20

If I shall withhold from the desire of the poor, and cause the eyes of the widow to fail;

Psalm 37:21

The unjust one borrowed and he will not repay: and the just one compassionated, and gave.

Psalm 37:25-26

I was a youth, also I grew old, and I saw not the just one forsaken and his seed seeking bread.

Proverbs 2:20

So that thou shalt go in the way of the good, and thou shalt watch the paths of the just

Proverbs 12:2

The good shall obtain acceptance from Jehovah: and the man of mischief he will condemn.

Proverbs 17:18

A man wanting heart will strike the hand, pledging a pledge before his friend.

Proverbs 18:9

Also he being slothful in his work, he the brother of the master of destruction.

Proverbs 22:26-27

Thou shalt not be with those striking the hand with those pledging for debts.

Proverbs 24:27

Prepare thy work without, and make it ready for thee in the field afterwards; and build thy house.

Proverbs 24:30-34

I passed upon the field of the slothful man, and upon the vineyard of the man wanting heart;

Proverbs 27:23-27

Knowing, thou shalt know the face of thy flock; set thy heart to thy herds.

Luke 6:35

But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing back; and your reward shall be much, and ye shall be sons of the Highest; for he is kind to the graceless and evil.

Luke 23:50

And, behold, a man Joseph by name, being a counsellor; good and just:

John 6:12

And when they were filled, he says to his disciples, Gather the fragments remaining over, that nothing should be lost.

Acts 11:24

For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith: and a crowd sufficient were added to the Lord.

Romans 5:7

For scarcely for the just will any one die: yet for the good perhaps some also would venture to die.

Romans 12:11

In study not slothful; boiling in the spirit; serving the Lord;

Ephesians 5:15

See therefore how ye walk accurately, not as unwise, but as wise,

Philippians 1:9

And this I prey, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all intelligence;

Colossians 4:5

In wisdom walk toward them without, purchasing the time.

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