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Psalm 112:5
It is well with the man who deals graciously and lends. He will maintain his cause in judgment.
3Wealth and riches are in his house. His righteousness endures forever.
4Light dawns in the darkness for the upright, gracious, merciful, and righteous.
5It is well with the man who deals graciously and lends. He will maintain his cause in judgment.
6For he will never be shaken. The righteous will be remembered forever.
7He will not be afraid of evil news. His heart is steadfast, trusting in the LORD.
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Lending makes graciousness tangible here, while the promise of standing in judgment raises the question of how generosity and a secure life belong together.
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Luke 6:35But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing back; and your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High; for he is kind …Both passages commend lending as an act of kindness; Luke extends that kindness to enemies and says to expect nothing back.
Psalm 37:21The wicked borrow, and don’t pay back, but the righteous give generously.Both passages connect a good life with generosity, whether through gracious lending or the righteous person's giving.
Psalm 37:26All day long he deals graciously, and lends. His offspring is blessed.Both psalms use the words “deals graciously, and lends” or their near equivalent to describe a person whose life receives blessing.
Proverbs 12:2A good man shall obtain favor from the LORD, but he will condemn a man of wicked plans.Both passages speak of good coming to a good person, with Proverbs naming favor from the LORD.
Ephesians 5:15Therefore watch carefully how you walk, not as unwise, but as wise,The link is broad: Psalm 112 commends gracious conduct, while Ephesians urges care in how a person walks.
Proverbs 2:20Therefore walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.Psalm 112 describes gracious conduct within its portrait of the righteous; Proverbs urges walking in the paths of the righteous.
Philippians 1:9This I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all discernment,The connection is broad: gracious lending concerns how others are treated, while Paul's prayer joins love with knowledge and discernment.
Deuteronomy 15:7–10If a poor man, one of your brothers, is with you within any of your gates in your land which the LORD your God gives you, you shall not harden your heart, nor …Gracious lending and refusing to shut one's hand against a poor brother share a concern for generosity toward another person.
Proverbs 24:30–34I went by the field of the sluggard, by the vineyard of the man void of understanding.The link is limited: Psalm 112 portrays a gracious lender, while Proverbs introduces a sluggard through his field and vineyard.
Psalm 37:25–26I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his children begging for bread.Both psalms describe the righteous as sustained, through standing in judgment in Psalm 112 and freedom from abandonment in Psalm 37.
Acts 11:24For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith, and many people were added to the Lord.Both passages commend a man's character, though Psalm 112 names gracious lending and Acts names the Holy Spirit and faith.
John 6:12When they were filled, he said to his disciples, “Gather up the broken pieces which are left over, that nothing be lost.”The connection is limited to handling what is available: lending in the psalm and gathering leftover food in John.
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The gracious lender is described as someone with a firm standing in judgment. Within this psalm, that steadiness belongs to a heart trusting in YHWH.
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