2nd Corinthians Chapter 9 verse 9 Holy Bible

ASV 2ndCorinthians 9:9

as it is written, He hath scattered abroad, he hath given to the poor; His righteousness abideth for ever.
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BBE 2ndCorinthians 9:9

As it is said in the Writings, He has sent out far and wide, he has given to the poor; his righteousness is for ever.
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DARBY 2ndCorinthians 9:9

according as it is written, He has scattered abroad, he has given to the poor, his righteousness remains for ever.
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KJV 2ndCorinthians 9:9

(As it is written, He hath dispersed abroad; he hath given to the poor: his righteousness remaineth for ever.
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WBT 2ndCorinthians 9:9


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WEB 2ndCorinthians 9:9

As it is written, "He has scattered abroad, he has given to the poor. His righteousness remains forever."
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YLT 2ndCorinthians 9:9

(according as it hath been written, `He dispersed abroad, he gave to the poor, his righteousness doth remain to the age,')
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 9. - As it is written. The quotation is from the LXX. in Psalm 112:9. He hath dispersed abroad. He has been a large and generous giver. The poor. The word here used is penes, which does not occur elsewhere in the New Testament. It means moderato and honourable poverty, whereas in classical Greek ptocheia implies disreputable pauperism and mendicancy (comp. 2 Corinthians 8:9). His righteousness. Meaning here his good deeds. The word is often rendered "pity" by the LXX. (eleemosune, from which word comes our "alms"), and this word occurs as a synonymous reading in Matthew 6:1. Remaineth forever. Because - "Good deeds never die.They with the sun and moon renew their light,Forever blessing him that looks on them."

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(9) As it is written, He hath dispersed abroad.--The words are quoted from the LXX. version of Psalm 112:9. At first it might almost seem as if they were quoted in a different sense from the original, and applied, not to the giver of alms, but to God as the giver of all good, dispersing His bounty and showing His righteousness. There are, however, sufficient grounds for taking them in their true meaning here also. "The good man gives to the poor," the Psalmist had said; "but he is not impoverished by his gifts. His righteousness" (the word is used as it perhaps is in the better text in Matthew 6:1--but see Note there--in the sense of alms-giving) "continues still and for ever." He can, i.e., go on giving from a constantly replenished store. That this is the meaning is shown by 2Corinthians 9:3 of the Psalm: "Wealth and riches shall be in his house, and his righteousness endureth for ever:" the latter clause corresponding to the former, according to the laws of parallelism in Hebrew poetry.