Proverbs 3:27
25 Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh.
26 For the LORD shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken.
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.
29 Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Do not withhold good from the deserving when it is within your power to act.
- KJV
- Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it.
- WEB
- Don’t withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in the power of your hand to do it.
- ASV
- Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, When it is in the power of thy hand to do it.
- DARBY
- Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thy hand to do it.
- BLB
- Do not withhold good from its owners, with it being in the power of your hand to act.
- ÅB
- Nekt ikke de trengende din hjelp, når det står i din makt å gi den!
- OTB
- Hold ikke tilbake det gode fra dem som fortjener det, når det er i din makt å hjelpe.
- B1930
- Nekt ikke de trengende din hjelp, når det står i din makt å gi den!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Galatians 6:10
As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.
Read in contextJames 2:15–16
If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,
Read in contextRomans 13:7
Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.
Read in contextJames 5:4
Behold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth.
Read in contextGenesis 31:29
It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt: but the God of your father spake unto me yesternight, saying, Take thou heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.
Read in contextMicah 2:1
Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand.
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