But the liberal devises liberal things; and by liberal things shall he stand. Treasury of Scripture the liberal 2 Samuel 9:1 And David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan's sake? Job 31:16-21 If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail... Psalm 112:9 He has dispersed, he has given to the poor; his righteousness endures for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honor. Proverbs 11:24 There is that scatters, and yet increases; and there is that withholds more than is meet, but it tends to poverty. Luke 6:33-35 And if you do good to them which do good to you, what thank have you? for sinners also do even the same... Acts 9:39 Then Peter arose and went with them. When he was come, they brought him into the upper chamber: and all the widows stood by him weeping... Acts 11:29,30 Then the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief to the brothers which dwelled in Judaea... 2 Corinthians 8:2 How that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded to the riches of their liberality. 2 Corinthians 9:6-11 But this I say, He which sows sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which sows bountifully shall reap also bountifully... stand. or, be established
Context A Righteous King
1Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment. 2And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land. 3And the eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear shall listen. 4The heart also of the rash shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of the stammerers shall be ready to speak plainly. 5The vile person shall be no more called liberal, nor the churl said to be bountiful. 6For the vile person will speak villainy, and his heart will work iniquity, to practice hypocrisy, and to utter error against the LORD, to make empty the soul of the hungry, and he will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail. 7The instruments also of the churl are evil: he devises wicked devices to destroy the poor with lying words, even when the needy speaks right. 8But the liberal devises liberal things; and by liberal things shall he stand. Parallel Verses American Standard Version
But the noble deviseth noble things; and in noble things shall he continue.
Douay-Rheims Bible
But the prince will devise such things as are worthy of a prince, and he shah stand above the rulers.
Darby Bible Translation
But the noble deviseth noble things; and to noble things doth he stand.
King James Bible
But the liberal deviseth liberal things; and by liberal things shall he stand.
Young's Literal Translation
And the noble counselled noble things, And he for noble things riseth up.
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