8 Whoever increases wealth by taking interest or profit from the poor amasses it for another, who will be kind to the poor.
8 He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.
8 Whoever multiplies his wealth by interest and profit
8 Get as rich as you want through cheating and extortion, But eventually some friend of the poor is going to give it all back to them.
8 One who increases his possessions by usury and extortion Gathers it for him who will pity the poor.
8 Income from charging high interest rates will end up in the pocket of someone who is kind to the poor.
18 The blameless spend their days under the Lord's care, and their inheritance will endure forever.
18 The Lord knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.
18 The Lord knows the days of the blameless, and their heritage will remain forever;
18 God keeps track of the decent folk; what they do won't soon be forgotten.
18 The Lord knows the days of the upright, And their inheritance shall be forever.
18 Day by day the Lord takes care of the innocent, and they will receive an inheritance that lasts forever.
(Read Psalm 37:7-20)
Let us be satisfied that God will make all to work for good to us. Let us not discompose ourselves at what we see in this world. A fretful, discontented spirit is open to many temptations. For, in all respects, the little which is allotted to the righteous, is more comfortable and more profitable than the ill-gotten and abused riches of ungodly men. It comes from a hand of special love. God provides plentifully and well, not only for his working servants, but for his waiting servants. They have that which is better than wealth, peace of mind, peace with God, and then peace in God; that peace which the world cannot give, and which the world cannot have. God knows the believer's days. Not one day's work shall go unrewarded. Their time on earth is reckoned by days, which will soon be numbered; but heavenly happiness shall be for ever. This will be a real support to believers in evil times. Those that rest on the Rock of ages, have no reason to envy the wicked the support of their broken reeds.
22 those the Lord blesses will inherit the land, but those he curses will be destroyed.
22 For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off.
22 for those blessed by the Lord
22 Generous gets it all in the end; Stingy is cut off at the pass.
22 For those blessed by Him shall inherit the earth, But those cursed by Him shall be cut off.
22 Those the Lord blesses will possess the land, but those he curses will die.
(Read Psalm 37:21-33)
The Lord our God requires that we do justly, and render to all their due. It is a great sin for those that are able, to deny the payment of just debts; it is a great misery not to be able to pay them. He that is truly merciful, will be ever merciful. We must leave our sins; learn to do well, and cleave to it. This is true religion. The blessing of God is the spring, sweetness, and security of all earthly enjoyments. And if we are sure of this, we are sure not to want any thing good for us in this world. By his grace and Holy Spirit, he directs the thoughts, affections, and designs of good men. By his providence he overrules events, so as to make their way plain. He does not always show them his way for a distance, but leads them step by step, as children are led. God will keep them from being ruined by their falls, either into sin or into trouble, though such as fall into sin will be sorely hurt. Few, if any, have known the consistent believer, or his children, reduced to abject, friendless want. God forsakes not his saints in affliction; and in heaven only the righteous shall dwell for ever; that will be their everlasting habitation. A good man may fall into the hands of a messenger of Satan, and be sorely buffeted, but God will not leave him in his enemy's hands.
26 He is ever
26 He is ever lending generously, and his children become a blessing.
26 Every day he's out giving and lending, his children making him proud.
26 He is ever merciful, and lends; And his descendants are blessed.
26 The godly always give generous loans to others, and their children are a blessing.
(Read Psalm 37:21-33)
The Lord our God requires that we do justly, and render to all their due. It is a great sin for those that are able, to deny the payment of just debts; it is a great misery not to be able to pay them. He that is truly merciful, will be ever merciful. We must leave our sins; learn to do well, and cleave to it. This is true religion. The blessing of God is the spring, sweetness, and security of all earthly enjoyments. And if we are sure of this, we are sure not to want any thing good for us in this world. By his grace and Holy Spirit, he directs the thoughts, affections, and designs of good men. By his providence he overrules events, so as to make their way plain. He does not always show them his way for a distance, but leads them step by step, as children are led. God will keep them from being ruined by their falls, either into sin or into trouble, though such as fall into sin will be sorely hurt. Few, if any, have known the consistent believer, or his children, reduced to abject, friendless want. God forsakes not his saints in affliction; and in heaven only the righteous shall dwell for ever; that will be their everlasting habitation. A good man may fall into the hands of a messenger of Satan, and be sorely buffeted, but God will not leave him in his enemy's hands.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 28:8
Commentary on Proverbs 28:8
(Read Proverbs 28:8)
That which is ill got, though it may increase much, will not last long. Thus the poor are repaid, and God is glorified.