Proverbs 3:28
Don't tell your neighbor, “Go away. Come back tomorrow and then I'll give it to you,” when you've already got it.
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27Don't hold back good from those who deserve it when it's something you have the power to do.
29Don't plan to harm your neighbor who lives nearby and trusts you.
Cross References
Leviticus 19:13Don't cheat others or rob them. Don't refuse to pay wages due to workers until the morning.
Proverbs 27:1Don't boast about what you're going to do tomorrow, because you don't know what the day may bring.
Ecclesiastes 11:6In the morning, sow your seed. In the evening, don't stop. For you have no way of knowing which crop will grow well—one may be profitable, or the other—or maybe both.
2 Corinthians 8:11Now finish what you planned to do. Be as keen to finish as you were to plan, and give as you are able.
1 Timothy 6:18Tell them to do good, and to become rich in doing good things, ready to share what they have, and to be generous.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 3:28-35
Justice and Kindness Recommended; Caution against Envy. 27 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. 30 Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm. 31 Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways. 32 For the froward is abomination to the Lord :… Read the whole commentary →