# Proverbs 19.17

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**Book:** [Proverbs](/codex/proverbs/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 15. Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; And the idle soul shall suffer hunger. 16. He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his soul; But he that is careless of his ways shall die.
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> **17. He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto Jehovah, And his good deed will he pay him again.**
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> 18. Chasten thy son, seeing there is hope; And set not thy heart on his destruction. 19. A man of great wrath shall bear the penalty; For if thou deliver him, thou must do it yet again. (Proverbs 19:15-19, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 15. Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep. The idle soul shall suffer hunger. 16. He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul, but he who is contemptuous in his ways shall die.
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> **17. He who has pity on the poor lends to Yahweh; he will reward him.**
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> 18. Discipline your son, for there is hope; don’t be a willing party to his death. 19. A hot-tempered man must pay the penalty, for if you rescue him, you must do it again. (Proverbs 19:15-19, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 15. Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger. 16. He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; but he that despiseth his ways shall die.
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> **17. He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again. <sup>that which: or, his deed</sup>**
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> 18. Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy soul spare for his crying. <sup>for: or, to his destruction: or, to cause him to die</sup> 19. A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver him, yet thou must do it again. <sup>do: Heb. add</sup> (Proverbs 19:15-19, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 15. Sloth causeth deep sleep to fall, And an indolent soul doth hunger. 16. Whoso is keeping the command is keeping his soul, Whoso is despising His ways dieth.
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> **17. Whoso is lending [to] Jehovah is favouring the poor, And his deed He repayeth to him.**
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> 18. Chastise thy son, for there is hope, And to put him to death lift not up thy soul. 19. A man of great wrath is bearing punishment, For, if thou dost deliver, yet again thou dost add. (Proverbs 19:15-19, YLT)

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Concepts:**

- [Biblical Stewardship](/codex/biblical-stewardship/)

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.