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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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Treat Others Fairly

27 When it is in your power,[a]
don’t withhold good(A) from the one to whom it belongs.
28 Don’t say to your neighbor, “Go away! Come back later.
I’ll give it tomorrow”—when it is there with you.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 3:27 Lit in the power of your hands

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 more;(A)
another withholds what is right,
only to become poor.(B)

25 A generous person will be enriched,(C)
and the one who gives a drink of water
will receive water.(D)

26 People will curse(E) anyone who hoards grain,
but a blessing will come to the one who sells it.(F)

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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 man leaves an inheritance to his[a] grandchildren,
but the sinner’s wealth is stored up for the righteous.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 13:22 Or inheritance: his

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

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21 The one who despises his neighbor sins,(A)
but whoever shows kindness to the poor will be happy.(B)

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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 person’s gift opens doors[a] for him
and brings him before the great.(A)

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  1. 18:16 Lit gift makes room

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

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17 Kindness to the poor is a loan to the Lord,(A)
and he will give a reward to the lender.[a](B)

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  1. 19:17 Lit to him

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 The one who shuts his ears to the cry of the poor
will himself also call out and not be answered.(A)

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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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A generous person[a] will be blessed,(A)
for he shares his food with the poor.(B)

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  1. 22:9 Lit Good of eye

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

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14 The one who boasts about a gift that does not exist
is like clouds and wind without rain.(A)

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27 One who gives to the poor has no lack;
    but one who closes his eyes will have many curses.

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27 The one who gives to the poor
will not be in need,
but one who turns his eyes away[a]
will receive many curses.(A)

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  1. 28:27 Lit who shuts his eyes