Proverbs 31:20
Old Testament • 8 words with Strong's data
"She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy."
Word-by-Word Analysis
נָטָה
nâṭâh
to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application
יָד
yâd
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
עָנִי
ʻânîy
depressed, in mind or circumstances
פָּגַע
pâgaʻ
to impinge, by accident or violence, or (figuratively) by importunity
יָצָא
yâtsâʼ
to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
יָד
yâd
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
Key Terms in This Verse
נָטָה nâṭâh
to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application
Study H5186 →פָּגַע pâgaʻ
to impinge, by accident or violence, or (figuratively) by importunity
Study H6293 →יָצָא yâtsâʼ
to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
Study H3318 →Cross References
Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.
But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land.
Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.
Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.
He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; his righteousness endureth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honour.
But to Israel he saith, All day long I have stretched forth my hands unto a disobedient and gainsaying people.
For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always.
Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;
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