 | William Martin Harvard - India - 1823 - 546 pages
...our missionary treasury, an eloquent and forcible elucidation of a Scripture proverb, which says, " There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth ; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty" On the subject of India in general, and the peculiarities of an Indian... | |
 | Enoch Pond - Missions - 1824 - 282 pages
...to the good things of this life. This is evident from the passages preceding and following them. " 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... | |
 | Congregational churches - 1824 - 524 pages
...the world, will not bo inclined to spend the other part thoughtlessly, or extravagantly, or wickedly. 'There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it temleth to poverty.' Prov. 11:24. Thd blessing of Al' See vol. ,\i \, p. 48. mighty God... | |
 | John Edward Nassau Molesworth - Advent sermons - 1825 - 478 pages
...success than the dishonest and covetous t May we not concur in the judgment of Solomon, and maintain ; " 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... | |
 | Thomas Williams (Calvinist preacher) - 1825 - 1068 pages
...tliuogh 23 The desire of the righteous if only good : but the expectation of the wicked is wrath. 24 Calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man that executeth my counsel from a far coun meet, but if. tendetk to poverty. 25 The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall... | |
 | Richard Baxter - Christian life - 1825 - 572 pages
...no mercy, and mercy rejoiceth against judgment." Yea, in this life it is oft observable that " ^here is that scattereth, and yet increaseth, and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty '." Tit. 2. Directions for Works of Charity. Direct, i. ' Love God,... | |
 | 1842 - 982 pages
...furnish upon a large class of Scripture passages. " There is that scattereth, and yet iucreaseth : and there is that withholdeth 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." " He which... | |
 | 1871 - 592 pages
...witness against those who had obtained wealth by such means. The Holy Ghost declares, by Solomon, that "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... | |
 | Daniel Dewar - Christian ethics - 1826 - 558 pages
...sake. It is in this way that the seemingly paradoxical words of Scripture are more than verified. " There is that scattereth and yet increaseth ; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty." God assures us in his word that the surest method of ultimately securing... | |
 | Daniel Dewar - Christian ethics - 1826 - 528 pages
...sake. It is in this way that the seemingly paradoxical words of Scripture are more than verified. " There is that scattereth and yet increaseth ; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty." God assures us in his word that the surest method of ultimately securing... | |
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There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty. 
