Proverbs 3:27-28
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Wisdom in Action
27 Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due,
when it is in your power to act.
28 Do not say to your neighbor,
“Go, and come back.
I will pay you[a] tomorrow,”
when you have cash[b] with you.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 3:28 Lit. it
- Proverbs 3:28 The Heb. lacks cash
Proverbs 11:24-26
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24 Those who give freely gain even more;
others hold back what they owe, becoming even poorer.
25 A generous person will prosper,
and anyone who gives water will receive a flood in return.
26 People will curse whoever withholds grain,
but blessing will come to whoever is selling.
Proverbs 13:22
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22 A good person leaves an inheritance to his grandchildren,
but the wealth of the wicked is reserved for the righteous.
Proverbs 14:21
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21 Whoever despises his neighbor sins,
but whoever shows kindness to the poor will be happy.
Proverbs 18:16
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16 A person’s gift opens doors for him,
bringing him access to important people.
Proverbs 19:17
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17 Whoever is kind to the poor is lending to the Lord—
the benefit of his gift will return to him in abundance.
Proverbs 21:13
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13 Whoever refuses to hear the cry of the poor
will also cry himself, but he won’t be answered.
Proverbs 22:9
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9 Whoever is generous[a] will be blessed,
for he shares his food with the poor.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 22:9 Lit. A good eye
Proverbs 25:14
International Standard Version
14 Like clouds and winds without rain
is the man who brags
about gifts he never gave.
Proverbs 28:27
International Standard Version
27 Whoever gives to the poor will never lack,
but whoever shuts his eyes to their poverty[a] will be cursed.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 28:27 The Heb. lacks to their poverty
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