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Psalm 112:5 KJV
Psalms · chapter 112 · verse 5
A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion.Psalm 112:5 · King James Version
Psalm 112:5 in context
3Wealth and riches shall be in his house: and his righteousness endureth for ever.
4Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: he is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.
5A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion.
6Surely he shall not be moved for ever: the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance.
7He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: his heart is fixed, trusting in the LORD.
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Key words (Strong's)
- lendethlâvâhproperly, to twineH3867 →
- affairsdâbâra wordH1697 →
- favourchânanproperly, to bend or stoop in kindness to an inferiorH2603 →
- guidekûwlproperly, to keep inH3557 →
- goodṭôwbgood in the widest senseH2896 →
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The psalmist begins with a call to us to praise God, but immediately applies himself to praise the people of God; for whatever glory is acknowledged to be on them it comes from God, and must return to him; as he is their praise, so they are his.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-5