Verse Comparison: Proverbs 11:24
American Standard Version
There is that scattereth, and increaseth yet more; And there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but `it tendeth' only to want.
Amplified® Bible
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.
Contemporary English Version
Sometimes you can become rich by being generous or poor by being greedy.
Darby English Version
There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is right, but [it tendeth] only to want.
Good News Bible
Some people spend their money freely and still grow richer. Others are cautious, and yet grow poorer.
King James Version
There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.
New American Standard Bible
There is one who scatters, and {yet} increases all the more, And there is one who withholds what is justly due, {and yet it results} only in want.
New International Version
One man gives freely, yet gains even more;
another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty.
New King James Version
There is one who scatters, yet increases more;
And there is one who withholds more than is right,
But it leads to poverty.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
One scatters, and yet increases all the more, And one withholds what he owes, and yet it results only in want.
Revised Standard Version
One man gives freely, yet grows all the richer; another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want.
Young's Literal Translation
There is who is scattering, and yet is increased, And who is keeping back from uprightness, only to want.