Proverbs 3:27-28
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27 Don’t withhold good from those to whom it is due,
when it is in the power of your hand to do it.
28 Don’t say to your neighbor, “Go, and come again;
tomorrow I will give it to you,”
when you have it by you.
Proverbs 3:27-28
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27 Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due,[a]
when it is in your power to do it.(A)
28 Do not say to your neighbor, “Go and come again;
tomorrow I will give it,” when you have it with you.(B)
Footnotes
- 3.27 Heb from its owners
Proverbs 11:24-26
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24 There is one who scatters, and increases yet more.
There is one who withholds more than is appropriate, but gains poverty.
25 The liberal soul shall be made fat.
He who waters shall be watered also himself.
26 People curse someone who withholds grain,
but blessing will be on the head of him who sells it.
Proverbs 11:24-26
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24 Some give freely yet grow all the richer;
others withhold what is due and only suffer want.(A)
25 A generous person will be enriched,
and one who gives water will get water.(B)
26 The people curse those who hold back grain,
but a blessing is on the head of those who sell it.(C)
Proverbs 13:22
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22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children,
but the wealth of the sinner is stored for the righteous.
Proverbs 13:22
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22 The good leave an inheritance to their children’s children,
but the sinner’s wealth is laid up for the righteous.(A)
Proverbs 14:21
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21 He who despises his neighbor sins,
but he who has pity on the poor is blessed.
Proverbs 14:21
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21 Those who despise their neighbors are sinners,
but happy are those who are kind to the poor.(A)
Proverbs 18:16
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16 A man’s gift makes room for him,
and brings him before great men.
Proverbs 18:16
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16 A gift opens doors;
it gives access to the great.(A)
Proverbs 19:17
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17 He who has pity on the poor lends to Yahweh;
he will reward him.
Proverbs 19:17
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17 Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord
and will be repaid in full.(A)
Proverbs 21:13
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13 Whoever stops his ears at the cry of the poor,
he will also cry out, but shall not be heard.
Proverbs 21:13
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13 If you close your ear to the cry of the poor,
you will cry out and not be heard.(A)
Proverbs 22:9
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9 He who has a generous eye will be blessed;
for he shares his food with the poor.
Proverbs 22:9
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9 Those who are generous are blessed,
for they share their bread with the poor.(A)
Proverbs 25:14
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14 As clouds and wind without rain,
so is he who boasts of gifts deceptively.
Proverbs 25:14
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14 Like clouds and wind without rain
is one who boasts of a gift never given.(A)
Proverbs 28:27
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27 One who gives to the poor has no lack;
but one who closes his eyes will have many curses.
Proverbs 28:27
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27 Whoever gives to the poor will lack nothing,
but one who turns a blind eye will get many a curse.(A)
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