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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 your enemies, and do good and lend, hoping for nothing in return; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be sons of [the] Highest; for he is good to the unthankful and wicked. (Luke 6:35)
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Eph. 5:15• 15See therefore how carefully ye walk, not as unwise but as wise, (Eph. 5:15)
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judgment.

Cross References

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Prov. 2:20• 20That thou mayest walk in the way of the good{HR}And keep the paths of the righteous. (Prov. 2:20)
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Prov. 12:2• 2A good [man] obtaineth favour of Jehovah,{HR}But a man of mischievous devices will he condemn. (Prov. 12:2)
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Luke 23:50• 50And behold, a man named Joseph, being a councillor and a good and righteous man (Luke 23:50)
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Acts 11:24• 24For he was a good man and full of [the] Holy Spirit and faith; and a large crowd was added to the Lord. (Acts 11:24)
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Rom. 5:7• 7For hardly in behalf of a righteous [man] will one die: for in behalf of the good [man] perhaps one even dareth to die; (Rom. 5:7)
sheweth.
Psa. 37:25‑26• 25I have been a youth, I have also become old:{HR}Yet have I not seen the righteous [man] forsaken,{HR}Nor his seed begging for bread.
 26All the day [is he] being gracious and lending;{HR}And his seed [is] for a blessing. (Psa. 37:25‑26)
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Deut. 15:7‑10• 7{i}If there be amongst you a poor man, any one of thy brethren in one of thy gates, in thy land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thy heart, nor shut thy hand from thy brother in need;{/i}
 8{i}but thou shalt open thy hand bountifully unto him, and shalt certainly lend him on pledge what is sufficient for his need, in that which he lacketh.{/i}
 9{i}Beware that there be not a wicked thought in thy 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 against thee to Jehovah, and it be sin in thee.{/i}
 10{i}Thou shalt bountifully give unto him, and thy heart shall not be evil-disposed when thou givest unto him; because for this thing Jehovah thy God will bless thee in all thy works, and in all the business of thy hand.{/i} (Deut. 15:7‑10)
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Job 31:16‑20• 16If I kept back the poor from [their] desire,{HR}And the eyes of the widow made to pine,
 17Or ate my morsel by myself,{HR}And the orphan had not eaten of it
 18(For from my path I brought him up as a father,{HR}And her I guided from my mother’s womb);
 19If I saw [any] perishing without clothing,{HR}And the needy without covering;
 20If his loins blessed me not,{HR}And he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep; (Job 31:16‑20)
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Luke 6:35• 35But love your enemies, and do good and lend, hoping for nothing in return; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be sons of [the] Highest; for he is good to the unthankful and wicked. (Luke 6:35)
he will.
Prov. 17:18• 18A man void of sense striketh hands,{HR}Becoming surety for his friend. (Prov. 17:18)
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Prov. 18:9• 9He also that is slack in his work{HR}Is brother to him that is a destroyer. (Prov. 18:9)
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Prov. 22:26‑27• 26Be not of those that strike hands,{HR}Of those that are sureties for debts;
 27If thou hast nothing to pay,{HR}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,{HR}And make it ready for thee in the field;{HR}And afterward build thy house.
 30I went by the field of the slothful,{HR}And by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
 31And, behold, it was all grown over with thorns:{HR}Nettles had covered its face,{HR}And the stone wall thereof was broken down.
 32Then I beheld with set heart;{HR}I saw [and] received instruction:
 33A little sleep, a little slumber,{HR}A little folding of the hands to sleep;
 34So shall thy poverty come, [as] a robber;{HR}And thy want as a man in armour. (Prov. 24:27,30‑34)
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Prov. 27:23‑27• 23{i}Be well acquainted with the appearance of thy flocks;{HR}Look well to thy herds:{HR}{/i}
 24{i}For wealth is not for ever;{HR}And doth the crown [endure] from generation to generation?{HR}{/i}
 25{i}The hay is removed, and the tender grass showeth itself,{HR}And herbs of the mountains are gathered in.{HR}{/i}
 26{i}The lambs are for thy clothing,{HR}And the goats are the price of a field;{HR}{/i}
 27{i}And there is goats' milk enough for thy food,{HR}For the food of thy household,{HR}And sustenance for thy maidens.{/i} (Prov. 27:23‑27)
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John 6:12• 12But when they were filled, he saith to his disciples, Gather the fragments that are over, that nothing be lost. (John 6:12)
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Rom. 12:11• 11in diligence not slothful, in spirit fervent, serving the Lord; (Rom. 12:11)
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Eph. 5:15• 15See therefore how carefully ye walk, not as unwise but as wise, (Eph. 5:15)
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Col. 4:5• 5Walk in wisdom toward those without, buying up 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 full knowledge and all intelligence, (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."

W. Kelly Translation

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Good [is] the man gracious and lending;{HR}He will sustain his matters with judgment.