...The desire of the righteous is onlvgood: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath. 24 There is that ble. 151 will offer unto thee burnt sacrifices of...fallings, with the incense + Heb. of rams ; I will offer 25 ' f The liberal soul shall be it2,,cc°r- ^ made fat : and he that watereth shall mi'a} be watered...

...rewarded with peace of conscience, but sometimes with temporal blessings. Says Solomon, " There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth ; and there is that...withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty. The liberal soul shall be made fat, and he that watereth shall be watered also himself." " Liberality...

...soul of the sluggard desireth', and hath nothing'; but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat. There is that maketh himself rich', yet hath nothing';...that maketh himself poor', yet hath great riches. Wealth obtained by vanity shall be diminished'; but he that gathereth by labor shall increase. Poverty...

...the rich ; nor is there any cause why the rich should regard the poor with supercilious contempt: " There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing...that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches." " The light of the righteous rejoiceth, but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out." But may we not...

...gift. A word is better than a gift; but both are with a gracious man." Prov. xi. 24. " There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth : and there is that...withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty." Whenever we relieve the wants of the body, we ought not to forget the necessities of the soul. Good...

...economy and niggardliness ; between the frugal man and the miser. "There is," saith Solomon, "that scattereth, and yet increaseth ; and there is that...withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty. " The picture presented to the child should be, not the miser, denying himself the means of living...

...also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard. Prov. xxi. 13. Second, Charitableness. There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth ; and there is that...withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty. The liberal soul shall be made fat ; and he that watereth shall be watered also himself. Prov. xi....

...bread. Ver. 26. He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed. Frov. xi. 24. There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that...withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty. Ver. 25. The liberal soul shall be made fat; and he that watereth shall be watered also himself. Ver....

...man is merciful and ever lendeth.' He shows favour and lendeth, and disperseth abroad. There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth ; and there is that...withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty. The liberal soul shall be fat ; the bountiful eye shall be blessed. The churl and liberal man are described,...

...deserves shall be sure at length to overtake him. The twenty-fourth verse runs thus: there is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that...withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty. The word scattering must here mean communicating and doing good to others; which, if it do not directly...