Proverbs 28:27
If you give to the poor, you won't be in need; but if you look the other way, you'll have many curses.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.
In Context
26People who trust their own minds are foolish, but those who follow wise ways will be kept safe.
28When the wicked come to power, people hide; but when they fall, the good do well.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 15:7If there are Israelites who are poor in any of your towns in the country the Lord your God is giving you, don't act in an unfeeling or miserly way towards them.
Psalms 41:1How happy are those who take care of the poor! When they are in trouble the Lord will save them.
Proverbs 11:24If you give generously you receive more, but if you keep back what you should give, you end up poor.
Proverbs 11:26People curse those who hoard grain; but they bless those who sell.
Proverbs 22:9If you're generous, you'll be blessed, for you share your food with those in need.
Isaiah 1:15When you hold up your hands to me in prayer, I'll look away. Even though you pray many prayers, I won't pay attention to them, because your hands are full of blood.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 28:27
26 He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered. Here is, 1. The character of a fool: He trusts to his own heart, to his own wisdom and counsels, his own strength and sufficiency, his own merit and righteousness, and the good opinion he has of himself; he that does so is a fool, for he trusts to that, not only which is deceitful above all things ( Jer. xvii. 9 ), but which has often deceived him. This implies that it is the character of a wise man (as before, v. 25 )… Read the whole commentary →