Proverbs 11:24 - Catholic Public Domain Version

Some distribute their own goods, and they become wealthier. Others seize what is not their own, and they are always in need.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; And there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

There are those who [generously] scatter abroad, and yet increase more; there are those who withhold more than is fitting or what is justly due, but it results only in want.

American Standard Version (1901)

There is that scattereth, and increaseth yet more; And there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth only to want.

Common English Bible

Those who give generously receive more, but those who are stingy with what is appropriate will grow needy.