Proverbs 3:27
Do not withhold good from the deserving when it is within your power to act.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it.
In Context
26for the LORD will be your confidence and will keep your foot from the snare.
28Do not tell your neighbor, “Come back tomorrow and I will provide”— when you already have the means.
Cross References
Genesis 31:29I have power to do you great harm, but last night the God of your father said to me, ‘Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.’
Micah 2:1Woe to those who devise iniquity and plot evil on their beds! At morning’s light they accomplish it because the power is in their hands.
Galatians 6:10Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to the family of faith.
James 2:15Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 3:22-27
The Excellency of Wisdom. 21 My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion: 22 So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck. 23 Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble. 24 When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet. 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… Read the whole commentary →