| John Bunyan - 1842 - 550 Seiten
...thereby. " There is that scattereth, and yet in" creaseth ; and there is that which holdeth more " than it meet, but it tendeth to poverty." " There " is that...poor, yet hath great " riches." Prov. xi. 24. xiii. 7. Then SAMUEL whispered to CHRISTIANA, his mother, and said, ' Mother, this is a very good man's ' house... | |
| 1745 - 518 Seiten
...we should be coveting riches, let us abandon this thought, and desire the riches of God's grace. " There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing...maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches." (Prov. xiii. 7.) If we have wealth, let us lay it out to the glory of the bounteous Giver : and if we thirst... | |
| William Dodd - 1842 - 546 Seiten
...fat, &c. He that j trusteth in his riches shall fall. — Prov. xi. 4. 24, 23. 28 ; Ezek. vii. 19. There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing;...is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches, &c. Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished, &c.— Prov. xiii. 7. 11. The poor is hated even of... | |
| Nathanael Emmons - 1842 - 556 Seiten
...after, and to bring upon them the evil which they so greatly dread and labor to avoid. " There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth ; and th^ere is that...withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty." " He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him ; but blessing shall be upon the head of him... | |
| 1842 - 238 Seiten
...Salvation to the heathen, who are perishing for want of it ? THE PROVERB. No. III. " There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth ; And there is that...withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty. PTOT. xi. 24. THE husbandman scatters the corn — it lies in the ground hidden for a time — rain... | |
| 1842 - 278 Seiten
...soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully" ; and, in the words of the " wise man," " there is that scattereth and yet increaseth ; and there is that...withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty." And of all others, moral and intellectual poverty is the worst, and the most to be dreaded and shunned.... | |
| Nathanael Emmons - 1842 - 552 Seiten
...after, and to bring upon them the evil which they so greatly dread and labor to avoid. " There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth ; and there is that...withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty." " He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him ; but blessing shall be upon the head of him... | |
| Elizabeth Whitney Crisci - 1997 - 136 Seiten
...reminds us: "Ye are blessed of the LORD which made heaven and earth" (Psalm 115:15). "There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that...withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty" (Proverbs 11:24). "But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which... | |
| John Cunningham Wood, Steven Kates - 2000 - 488 Seiten
...represented. Uriel H. Crocker (1832-1903), a Boston lawyer, took as his text Proverbs xi. 24: There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that...withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.' In a number of pamphlets (1877-95) he complained that the facts of mass idleness and depression were... | |
| Steve Ogan - 2001 - 104 Seiten
...gives sparingly receives sparingly. He that gives bountifully receives bountifully. "There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that...withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty" (Proverbs 11:24). Why not begin to romance your rough diamond instead of just grumbling and complaining.... | |
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