Proverbs 3:27-29

New King James Version

²⁷^(A)Do not withhold good from ^[a]those to whom it is due,
When it is in the power of your hand to do so.
²⁸^(B)Do not say to your neighbor,
“Go, and come back,
And tomorrow I will give it,”
When you have it with you.
²⁹Do not devise evil against your neighbor,
For he dwells by you for safety’s sake.

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Proverbs 3:27 Lit. its owners

Proverbs 3:27-29

American Standard Version

²⁷Withhold not good from them to whom it is due,
When it is in the power of thy hand to do it.
²⁸Say not unto thy neighbor, Go, and come again,
And to-morrow I will give;
When thou hast it by thee.
²⁹Devise not evil against thy neighbor,
Seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.

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Proverbs 3:27-29

New International Version

²⁷Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due,
    when it is in your power to act.
²⁸Do not say to your neighbor,
    “Come back tomorrow and I’ll give it to you”—
    when you already have it with you.^(A)
²⁹Do not plot harm against your neighbor,
    who lives trustfully near you.^(B)