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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.

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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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27 Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it.

28 Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee.

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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.

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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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24 There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.

25 The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.

26 He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.

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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.

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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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22 A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.

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21 He who despises his neighbor sins,
    but he who has pity on the poor is blessed.

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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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21 He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he.

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16 A man’s gift makes room for him,
    and brings him before great men.

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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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16 A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.

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17 He who has pity on the poor lends to Yahweh;
    he will reward him.

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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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17 He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.

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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.

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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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13 Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.

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He who has a generous eye will be blessed;
    for he shares his food with 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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He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.

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14 As clouds and wind without rain,
    so is he who boasts of gifts deceptively.

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

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14 Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.

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