Proverbs 28:27
He that giveth unto the poor will not have any want; but he that hideth his eyes will have an abundance of curses.
Leeser Tanakh
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
26He that trusteth in his own sense is a fool; but whoso walketh in wisdom, will ever escape.
28When the wicked rise, men conceal themselves; but when they perish, the righteous increase.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 15:7If there be among thee a needy man, any one of thy brethren within any of thy gates in thy land which the Lord thy God giveth thee: thou shalt not harden thy heart, nor shut thy hand from thy needy brother.
Psalms 41:1“To the chief musician, a psalm of David.” (41:2) Happy is he that careth for the poor: on the day of evil will the Lord deliver him.
Proverbs 11:24There is a man that scattereth gifts, and yet his wealth is increased: and there is one that withholdeth more than is proper, and still cometh only to want.
Proverbs 11:26Him that withholdeth corn, the people will denounce; but blessing will be heaped upon the head of the one that selleth it.
Proverbs 22:9A man of a benevolent eye will indeed be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
Isaiah 1:15And when ye spread forth your hands, I will withdraw my eyes from you; yea, when ye make ever so many prayers, I will not hear: 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 →