Proverbs 19:18

"He who has pity on the poor lends to the LORD; he will reward him."

Key Reflection

This verse encourages acts of compassion toward the poor as a form of lending to God, promising divine reward. It underscores that helping those in need is not just a charitable act but one that pleases God and earns His blessings.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

While there is hope -While he is still young, and capable of being reformed. Crying -Better, as in the margin, Do not set thy soul on his destruction; words which either counsel forbearance in the act of chastisement (compareEphesians 6:4;Colossians 3:21); or urge that a false clemency is a real cruelty. The latter sense is preferable. The father is warned that to forbear from chastising is virtually to expose the son who needs it to a far worse penalty.

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