 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
 | Melinda Rankin - 1850 - 210 sider
...purpose. " The Lord loveth a cheerful giver." " There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth ; there is that withholdeth more than is meet, and it tendeth to poverty. In a country like Texas it is pre-eminently important that the minister should receive an adequate... | |
 | Cortlandt Van Rensselaer - 1857 - 52 sider
...so shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine." Again, " There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and...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." (Prov. 11:... | |
 | 1851 - 878 sider
...an established principle of the divine government, "There is that scattereth, and yet increascth : and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, and it tendeth to poverty." This principle would appear to have been most strikbgly verified in the recent experience of our mission.... | |
 | Henry Theodore Cheever - 1851 - 346 sider
...made fat, and he that watereth is watered also himself. There is that giveth and yet increaseth. There is that withholdeth more than is meet, and it tendeth to poverty. Giving here, no more than in America, does not impoverish ; withholding doth not enrich. The churches... | |
 | Albert Barnes - 1851 - 420 sider
...and luxury, and in expenses for amusement or vice, and the consequence is poverty and want. "There is that withholdeth more than is meet, and it tendeth to poverty." Prov. xi. 24. The divine blessing rests upon the liberal ; and while every person should make a proper... | |
 | Isaac Smith Homans - 1851 - 392 sider
...a forcible commentary upon the sacred precept, — "There is that giveth and yet increaseth; there is that withholdeth more than is meet, and it tendeth to poverty." years before this, in May, 1753, there were only five schools, and the whole number of pupils at them... | |
 | John W. McClung - 1851 - 386 sider
...a forcible commentary upon the sacred precept, — "There is that giveth and yet increaseth ; there is that withholdeth more than is meet, and it tendeth to poverty." years before this, in May, 1758, there were only five schools, and the whole number of pupils at them... | |
 | Henry Theodore Cheever - 1851 - 382 sider
...made fat, and he that watereth is watered also himself. There is that giveth and yet inoreaseth. There is that withholdeth more than is meet, and it tendeth to poverty. Giving here, no more than in America, does not impoverish ; withholding doth not enrich. The churches... | |
 | David Thomas - 462 sider
...the bestowment of many blessings on His part. Hence we read, " The liberal soul shall be made fat." " There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and...withholdeth more than is meet, and it tendeth to poverty." " Trust in the Lord, and do good ; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed."... | |
 | 1852 - 776 sider
...the Lord's treasury, I know that your bread and your water shall be sure. This much is certain that " there is that scattereth and yet increaseth, and there...withholdeth more than is meet, and it tendeth to poverty." But you can't go (and it is not everybody's duty to go, no, that is quite clear), and perhaps you have... | |
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