Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleOne gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds what is right, only to become poor. Young's Literal Translation There is who is scattering, and yet is increased, And who is keeping back from uprightness, only to want. King James Bible There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and [there is] that withholdeth more than is meet, but [it tendeth] to poverty. Hebrew One gives freely,מְ֭פַזֵּר (mə·p̄az·zêr) Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 6340: To scatter yet gains וְנוֹסָ֥ף (wə·nō·w·sāp̄) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 3254: To add, augment even more; ע֑וֹד (‘ō·wḏ) Adverb Strong's 5750: Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more another withholds וְחוֹשֵׂ֥ךְ (wə·ḥō·w·śêḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 2820: To restrain, refrain, to refuse, spare, preserve, to observe what is right, מִ֝יֹּ֗שֶׁר (mî·yō·šer) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3476: Straightness, uprightness only אַךְ־ (’aḵ-) Adverb Strong's 389: A particle of affirmation, surely to become poor. לְמַחְסֽוֹר׃ (lə·maḥ·sō·wr) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4270: A need, thing needed, poverty |
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