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Psalm 112

Psa. 112:5 KJV (With Strong’s)

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A good
towb (Hebrew #2896)
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well)
KJV usage: beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, X fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, X most, pleasant, + pleaseth, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well ((-favoured)).
Pronounce: tobe
Origin: from 2895
man
'iysh (Hebrew #376)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
KJV usage: also, another, any (man), a certain, + champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-)man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), + none, one, people, person, + steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare 802.
Pronounce: eesh
Origin: contracted for 582 (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant)
showeth favor
chanan (Hebrew #2603)
properly, to bend or stoop in kindness to an inferior; to favor, bestow; causatively to implore (i.e. move to favor by petition)
KJV usage: beseech, X fair, (be, find, shew) favour(-able), be (deal, give, grant (gracious(-ly), intreat, (be) merciful, have (shew) mercy (on, upon), have pity upon, pray, make supplication, X very.
Pronounce: khaw-nan'
Origin: a primitive root (compare 2583)
, and lendeth
lavah (Hebrew #3867)
properly, to twine, i.e. (by implication) to unite, to remain; also to borrow (as a form of obligation) or (caus.) to lend
KJV usage: abide with, borrow(-er), cleave, join (self), lend(-er).
Pronounce: law-vaw'
Origin: a primitive root
i: he will guide
kuwl (Hebrew #3557)
properly, to keep in; hence, to measure; figuratively, to maintain (in various senses)
KJV usage: (be able to, can) abide, bear, comprehend, contain, feed, forbearing, guide, hold(-ing in), nourish(-er), be present, make provision, receive, sustain, provide sustenance (victuals).
Pronounce: kool
Origin: a primitive root
his affairs
dabar (Hebrew #1697)
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
KJV usage: act, advice, affair, answer, X any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, + chronicles, commandment, X commune(-ication), + concern(-ing), + confer, counsel, + dearth, decree, deed, X disease, due, duty, effect, + eloquent, errand, (evil favoured-)ness, + glory, + harm, hurt, + iniquity, + judgment, language, + lying, manner, matter, message, (no) thing, oracle, X ought, X parts, + pertaining, + please, portion, + power, promise, provision, purpose, question, rate, reason, report, request, X (as hast) said, sake, saying, sentence, + sign, + so, some (uncleanness), somewhat to say, + song, speech, X spoken, talk, task, + that, X there done, thing (concerning), thought, + thus, tidings, what(-soever), + wherewith, which, word, work.
Pronounce: daw-baw'
Origin: from 1696
with ζdiscretion
mishpat (Hebrew #4941)
properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style
KJV usage: + adversary, ceremony, charge, X crime, custom, desert, determination, discretion, disposing, due, fashion, form, to be judged, judgment, just(-ice, -ly), (manner of) law(-ful), manner, measure, (due) order, ordinance, right, sentence, usest, X worthy, + wrong.
Pronounce: mish-pawt'
Origin: from 8199
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Luke 6:35• 35But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil. (Luke 6:35)
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Eph. 5:15• 15See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, (Eph. 5:15)
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judgment.

Cross References

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good.
Prov. 2:20• 20That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous. (Prov. 2:20)
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Prov. 12:2• 2A good man obtaineth favor of the Lord: but a man of wicked devices will he condemn. (Prov. 12:2)
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Luke 23:50• 50And, behold, there was a man named Joseph, a counsellor; and he was a good man, and a just: (Luke 23:50)
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Acts 11:24• 24For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Ghost and of faith: and much people was added unto the Lord. (Acts 11:24)
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Rom. 5:7• 7For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die. (Rom. 5:7)
sheweth.
Psa. 37:25‑26• 25I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.
 26He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed. (Psa. 37:25‑26)
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Deut. 15:7‑10• 7If there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy gates in thy land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother:
 8But thou shalt open thine hand wide unto him, and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need, in that which he wanteth.
 9Beware that there be not a thought in thy wicked heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou givest him nought; and he cry unto the Lord against thee, and it be sin unto thee.
 10Thou shalt surely give him, and thine heart shall not be grieved when thou givest unto him: because that for this thing the Lord thy God shall bless thee in all thy works, and in all that thou puttest thine hand unto. (Deut. 15:7‑10)
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Job 31:16‑20• 16If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;
 17Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof;
 18(For from my youth he was brought up with me, as with a father, and I have guided her from my mother's womb;)
 19If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or any poor without covering;
 20If his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep; (Job 31:16‑20)
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Luke 6:35• 35But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil. (Luke 6:35)
he will.
Prov. 17:18• 18A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend. (Prov. 17:18)
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Prov. 18:9• 9He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster. (Prov. 18:9)
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Prov. 22:26‑27• 26Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts.
 27If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee? (Prov. 22:26‑27)
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Prov. 24:27,30‑34• 27Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.
 30I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
 31And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.
 32Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction.
 33Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
 34So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man. (Prov. 24:27,30‑34)
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Prov. 27:23‑27• 23Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.
 24For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation?
 25The hay appeareth, and the tender grass showeth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered.
 26The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field.
 27And thou shalt have goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and for the maintenance for thy maidens. (Prov. 27:23‑27)
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John 6:12• 12When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost. (John 6:12)
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Rom. 12:11• 11Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord; (Rom. 12:11)
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Eph. 5:15• 15See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, (Eph. 5:15)
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Col. 4:5• 5Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time. (Col. 4:5)
discretion.
Heb. judgement.
Phil. 1:9• 9And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment; (Phil. 1:9)

J. N. Darby Translation

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It is well with the man that isf gracious and lendeth; he will sustain his cause in judgmentg.

JND Translation Notes

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Or "A good man is."
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Or "he will carry on his affairs with right judgment."