 | William Swan - Missionaries - 1830 - 372 pages
...the presence of God in their souls and little manifestation of his blessing among them as a body ? " There is that scattereth and yet increaseth, and there is that withholdeth more than is meet and it tendeth to poverty." If they concern not themselves about sending food to them that are... | |
 | American education society - 1830 - 304 pages
...twenty four, shall be devoted to exercise. Never could it be said with more truth than in this case ; "There is that scattereth and yet increaseth ; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, and it tendeth to poverty." Many and many a youthful martyr has found it so. I may add, that... | |
 | Jonathan Edwards - Congregational churches - 1830 - 608 pages
...they are paid doubly for it : Prov. xi. 24, 25. " There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth ; 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 watered also himself." And Prov. \\viii.... | |
 | Presbyterians - 1832 - 460 pages
...live without this secret impulse. The blessing of the Lord will infallibly descend upon such a church. "There is that scattereth and yet increaseth ; and there is that withholdeth, but it tendeth to poverty." No children and young people will be so likely to be all that their parents... | |
 | Religion - 1853 - 1142 pages
...possessions, let us honor the Lord with what we already have ; not forgetting another inspired declaration : " There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth ; and...withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty." ALL-SUFFICIENCY OF THE SCRIPTURES. We are much mistaken, if there is not a tendency in our times, even... | |
 | John Bunyan - 1831 - 686 pages
...learned of my Lord to be kind, and have found by experience, that I have gained thereby. There is (hat 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 maketh himself poor, yet hath great... | |
 | 1831 - 676 pages
...good : but the expectation of the wicked is wrath. 24 There is that scattereth, and yetincreaseth; 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 be watered also himself. 26 He that... | |
 | Bible - 1832 - 606 pages
...you, by a hallowed re-action, those very blessings which you benevolently devised for others!" — "There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and...withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty." 4. The course here recommended to the Christian, is the direct way to the enjoyment of the richest... | |
 | Charles Hodge - 1832 - 604 pages
...by a hallowed re-action, those very blessings which you benevolently devised for others!"—"There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there...withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty." 4. The course here recommended to the Christian, is the direct way to the enjoyment of the richest... | |
 | Priscilla Wakefield - Children - 1833 - 242 pages
...ever merciful and lendeth. He shews favor and lendeth, and disperseth abroad." Psalm cxii. 5, 9. " There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth ; and...more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty ; the liberal soul shall be At." Prov. xi. 24, 25. "The bountiful eye shall be blessed." Prov. xxii. 9; the... | |
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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. 
