...pour into the hands of those who have hearts to feel for the destitute. "There is that scattered!, and yet increaseth ; 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." — Prov. 11:24,...

...punishment he 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...

...minister will receive but a poor support tne flrst year, and a worse support the second year ; for " there is that scattereth, and yet increaseth, and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty." It is a peculiar excellence of the AH MS, that nearly as much as...

...must go forth and sow the imperishable seed. The adage of Solomon is here peculiarly applicable — " There is that scattereth and yet increaseth : and there is that withholdeth more than is met, and it tendeth to poverty." By diffusive efforts any one station may be increased in efficiency...

...by the performance, of the duty in question. How else can we understand such passages as these ? " 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 b?...

...of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it." " There is that withholdeth more than is meet, and it tendeth to poverty." It is impossible to say how much more prosperous this world might have been, if men had expended their...

...experience. I have learned of my Lord to be kind, and have found by experience that I have gained thereby. " There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth ; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty. There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing : there is that...

...and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive. There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth ; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty. Suffer me, then, my brethren, to exhibit a few plain observations...

...17. The merciful man doeth good to his own soul; but he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh. 24. There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth ; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty. 25. The liberal soul shall be made fat; and he that watereth, shall...

...in accordance with the opinion of the wisest of men on the question of a judicious expenditure, — "There is that scattereth and yet increaseth, and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty," — and although the general body decided differently, on their second...