SEV Biblia, Chapter 19:17
¶ Al SEÑOR presta el que da al pobre, y él le dará su paga.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Proverbs 19:17
Verse 17. Lendeth unto the Lord ] O what a word is this! God makes himself debtor for every thing that is given to the poor! Who would not advance much upon such credit? God will pay it again. And in no case has he ever forfeited his word.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 17. He that hath pity unto the poor lendeth unto the Lord , etc.] A man, whose heart is full of compassion to the poor, and whose hands distribute to their necessities, from a true principle of love and charity to men, and with a view to the glory of God, and not from any selfish principle and with a end; such a man’s gift to the poor is a loan to the Lord; it is not cast away upon the creature, but is a “depositum” in the hands of God, and shall be returned with advantage; and that which he hath given will, he pay him again ; either in this life, in things temporal and spiritual, increasing his worldly substance, blessing his posterity, granting him larger measures of grace, indulging him with his gracious presence, and giving him peace of mind, which passeth all understanding; or in the world to come; not as a reward of debt, but of grace; (see Ecclesiastes 11:1,2 Matthew 10:42 25:35).
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 17 - God has chosen the poor of this world, to be rich in faith, and heir of his kingdom.
Original Hebrew
מלוה 3867 יהוה 3068 חונן 2603 דל 1800 וגמלו 1576 ישׁלם׃ 7999
