Proverbs 11:24

There is that scattereth, and increaseth yet more; And there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but [it tendeth] only to want.
American Standard Version

Treated in 5 passages across the library.

  1. The Life of Trust · George Müller

    Stewardship cites Prov. xi. 24

    … The liberal soul shall be made fat; and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.” Prov. xi. 24, 25. In connection with 1 Cor. xvi. 2, I would also direct my brethren in the Lord to the…

  2. George Müller of Bristol · Arthur T. Pierson

    Appendix A: Scripture Texts That Moulded George Müller cites Prov. xi. 24

    …The liberal soul shall be made fat, and he that watereth shall be watered also himself." (Prov. xi. 24, 25.) "Give and it shall be given unto you: good measure, pressed down and shaken togethe…

  3. George Müller of Bristol · Arthur T. Pierson

    Appendix N: The Wise Sayings of George Müller cites Prov. xi. 24

    …increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty." (Prov. xi. 24.) Notice here the word "more than is meet;" it is not said, withholdeth all; but "more th…

  4. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    2.6 The Sixth Commandment cites Prov 11: 24

    …o their estate. ‘There is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.’ Prov 11: 24. ‘Whose stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall no…

  5. The Pilgrim's Progress · John Bunyan

    The Sixth Stage cites Prov. 11:24

    …himself rich, yet hath nothing; there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches. Prov. 11:24; 13:7. Then Samuel whispered to Christiana, his mother, and said, Mother, this is a very …

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