 There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more •than is meet, and it tendeth to poverty.  Letters on Missions - Side 173af William Swan - 1830 - 280 siderFuld visning - Om denne bog
 | George Lawson - 1821 - 480 sider
...that have come to poverty, I never heard of any that was ruined by a discreet liberality, but " there is that withholdeth more than is meet, and it tendeth to poverty." Men may give something to the poor, and yet be impoverished, without being exceptions to the truth... | |
 | 1835 - 1024 sider
...the Lord for all his benefits ? " At the same time they have realized the paradox of the wise man, " There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth ; and...withholdeth more than is meet, and it tendeth to poverty." WM. CONQUEST. Stgffleswade. METHODIST CHAPELS LATELY ERECTED OR ENLARGED. . CARNARVON : — " A new... | |
 | Henry Belfrage - 1822 - 246 sider
...beneficence, like the loaves and the fishes broken in the desert, will increase in your hands ; for " there is that scattereth and yet increaseth, and there...withholdeth more than is meet and it tendeth to poverty." How beautifully does this picture illustrate the words of Solomon — " The hoary head is a crown of... | |
 | 1842 - 982 sider
...furnish upon a large class of Scripture passages. " There is that scattereth, and yet iucreaseth : and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, and it tendeth to poverty." " The liberal soul shall be made fat : and he that watereth, shall be watered also himself." " He which... | |
 | Lyman Beecher - 1828 - 380 sider
...excesses which prevail where the Gospel does not restrain men, would grind you to the dust. " There is, that withholdeth more than is meet, and it tendeth to poverty ;" and in no case is this proverb more strikingly verified, than in those parsimonious calculations... | |
 | Henry Hunter - 1828 - 242 sider
...in any sense, what the wise man says, is true, " there is that scattereth and yet aboundeth ; there is that withholdeth more than is meet, and it tendeth to poverty." O how acceptable to God are the sacrifices of an humble, grateful, faithful heart ! The ground that... | |
 | 1830 - 282 sider
...twenty four, shall be devoted to exercise. Never could it be said with more truth than in this case ; " There is that scattereth and yet increaseth ; and...withholdeth more than is meet, and it tendeth to poverty." Many and many a youthful martyr has found it so. I may add, that experiments recently made in Institutions... | |
 | David Dudley Field, Chester Dewey - 1829 - 492 sider
...that charitable efforts will impoverish us as a people. No facts exist that justify the apprehension. There is that scattereth' and yet increaseth, and...withholdeth more than is meet and it tendeth to poverty. Individuals habitually engaged in doing good, are often signally blessed of God. Those churches and... | |
 | American education society - 1830 - 304 sider
...twenty four, shall be devoted to exercise. Never could it be said with more truth than in this case ; "There is that scattereth and yet increaseth ; and...withholdeth more than is meet, and it tendeth to poverty." Many and many a youthful martyr has found it so. I may add, that experiments recently made in Institutions... | |
 | 1831 - 416 sider
...yet increaseth." " He that watereth shall be watered himself.'1 And, on the other hand, — " There is that withholdeth more than is meet, and it tendeth to poverty." Where the churches are blessed with the Spirit's influence, cherishing the graces of the pious, and... | |
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