Proverbi 19:17

17 Chi ha pietà del povero presta all’Eterno, che gli contraccambierà l’opera buona.

Proverbi 19:17 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 19:17

He that hath pity unto the poor lendeth unto the Lord
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 Ecclesiastes 11:2 ) ( Matthew 10:42 ) ( 25:35 ) .

Proverbi 19:17 In-Context

15 La pigrizia fa cadere nel torpore, e l’anima indolente patirà la fame.

16 Chi osserva il comandamento ha cura dell’anima sua, ma chi non si dà pensiero della propria condotta morrà.

17 Chi ha pietà del povero presta all’Eterno, che gli contraccambierà l’opera buona.

18 Castiga il tuo figliuolo, mentre c’è ancora speranza, ma non ti lasciar andare sino a farlo morire.

19 L’uomo dalla collera violenta dev’esser punito; ché, se lo scampi, dovrai tornare daccapo.