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27 (A)Do not withhold good from [a]those to whom it is due,
When it is in your hand to do it.
28 (B)Do not say to your neighbor, “Go, and come back,
And tomorrow I will give it,”
When it is there with you.

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  1. Proverbs 3:27 Lit its owners

27 Do not withhold good from those who deserve it
    when it’s in your power to help them.
28 If you can help your neighbor now, don’t say,
    “Come back tomorrow, and then I’ll help you.”

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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,
    “Come back tomorrow and I’ll give it to you”—
    when you already have it with you.(A)

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24 There is one who scatters, and yet increases all the more,
And there is one who holds back what is rightly due, and yet results only in want.
25 The soul [a]that (A)blesses will be [b]enriched,
And he who (B)waters will himself be watered.
26 He who withholds grain, the (C)people will curse him,
But (D)blessing will be on the head of him who (E)sells it.

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  1. Proverbs 11:25 Lit of blessing
  2. Proverbs 11:25 Lit made fat

24 Give freely and become more wealthy;
    be stingy and lose everything.

25 The generous will prosper;
    those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed.

26 People curse those who hoard their grain,
    but they bless the one who sells in time of need.

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24 One person gives freely, yet gains even more;
    another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty.

25 A generous(A) person will prosper;
    whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.(B)

26 People curse the one who hoards grain,
    but they pray God’s blessing on the one who is willing to sell.

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22 A good man (A)leaves an inheritance to his [a]children’s children,
And the (B)wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous.

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  1. Proverbs 13:22 Lit sons’ sons

22 Good people leave an inheritance to their grandchildren,
    but the sinner’s wealth passes to the godly.

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22 A good person leaves an inheritance for their children’s children,
    but a sinner’s wealth is stored up for the righteous.(A)

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21 He who (A)despises his neighbor sins,
But how (B)blessed is he who is gracious to the [a]poor.

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  1. Proverbs 14:21 Or afflicted

21 It is a sin to belittle one’s neighbor;
    blessed are those who help the poor.

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21 It is a sin to despise one’s neighbor,(A)
    but blessed is the one who is kind to the needy.(B)

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16 A man’s (A)gift makes room for him
And leads him into the presence of great men.

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16 Giving a gift can open doors;
    it gives access to important people!

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16 A gift(A) opens the way
    and ushers the giver into the presence of the great.

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17 He who (A)is gracious to a poor man lends to Yahweh,
And He will repay him for his (B)bountiful deed.

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17 If you help the poor, you are lending to the Lord
    and he will repay you!

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17 Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord,(A)
    and he will reward them for what they have done.(B)

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13 He who (A)shuts his ear to the outcry of the poor
Will himself also call and not be (B)answered.

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13 Those who shut their ears to the cries of the poor
    will be ignored in their own time of need.

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13 Whoever shuts their ears to the cry of the poor
    will also cry out(A) and not be answered.(B)

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He who [a]is (A)generous will be blessed,
For he (B)gives from his food to the poor.

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  1. Proverbs 22:9 Lit has a good eye

Blessed are those who are generous,
    because they feed the poor.

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The generous will themselves be blessed,(A)
    for they share their food with the poor.(B)

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14 Like (A)clouds and (B)wind without rain
Is a man who boasts [a]of his gifts falsely.

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  1. Proverbs 25:14 Lit in a gift of falsehood

14 A person who promises a gift but doesn’t give it
    is like clouds and wind that bring no rain.

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14 Like clouds and wind without rain
    is one who boasts of gifts never given.

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