Proverbs 3:27-28
World English Bible
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.
Proverbs 3:27-28
American Standard Version
27 Withhold not good from them to whom it is due,
When it is in the power of thy hand to do it.
28 Say not unto thy neighbor, Go, and come again,
And to-morrow I will give;
When thou hast it by thee.
Proverbs 11:24-26
World English Bible
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.
Proverbs 11:24-26
American Standard Version
24 There is that scattereth, and increaseth yet more;
And there is that withholdeth [a]more than is meet, but it tendeth only to want.
25 The liberal soul shall be made fat;
And he that watereth shall be watered also himself.
26 He that withholdeth grain, the people shall curse him;
But blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 11:24 Or, what is justly due
Proverbs 13:22
World English Bible
22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children,
but the wealth of the sinner is stored for the righteous.
Proverbs 13:22
American Standard Version
22 A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children;
And the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous.
Proverbs 14:21
World English Bible
21 He who despises his neighbor sins,
but he who has pity on the poor is blessed.
Proverbs 14:21
American Standard Version
21 He that despiseth his neighbor sinneth;
But he that hath pity on the poor, happy is he.
Proverbs 18:16
World English Bible
16 A man’s gift makes room for him,
and brings him before great men.
Proverbs 18:16
American Standard Version
16 A man’s gift maketh room for him,
And bringeth him before great men.
Proverbs 19:17
World English Bible
17 He who has pity on the poor lends to Yahweh;
he will reward him.
Proverbs 19:17
American Standard Version
17 He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto Jehovah,
And his good deed will he pay him again.
Proverbs 21:13
World English Bible
13 Whoever stops his ears at the cry of the poor,
he will also cry out, but shall not be heard.
Proverbs 21:13
American Standard Version
13 Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor,
He also shall cry, but shall not be heard.
Proverbs 22:9
World English Bible
9 He who has a generous eye will be blessed;
for he shares his food with the poor.
Proverbs 22:9
American Standard Version
9 He that hath a [a]bountiful eye shall be blessed;
For he giveth of his bread to the poor.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 22:9 Hebrew good.
Proverbs 25:14
World English Bible
14 As clouds and wind without rain,
so is he who boasts of gifts deceptively.
Proverbs 25:14
American Standard Version
14 As clouds and wind without rain,
So is he that boasteth himself [a]of his gifts falsely.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 25:14 Hebrew in a gift of falsehood.
Proverbs 28:27
World English Bible
27 One who gives to the poor has no lack;
but one who closes his eyes will have many curses.
Proverbs 28:27
American Standard Version
27 He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack;
But he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.
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