Proverbs 3:28
Say not, Come back another time, to-morrow I will give; while you are able to do him good: for you know not what the next day will bring forth.
LXX2012 (US English)
In The King James Version
In Context
27Forbear not to do good to the poor, whenever your hand may have power to help him.
29Devise not evil against your friend, living near you and trusting in you.
Cross References
Leviticus 19:13You shall not injure your neighbor, neither do you rob him, neither shall the wages of your hireling remain with you until the morning.
Proverbs 27:1Boast not of to-morrow; for you know not what the next day shall bring forth.
Ecclesiastes 11:6In the morning sow your seed, and in the evening let not your hand be slack: for you know not what sort shall prosper, whether this or that, or whether both shall be good alike.
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 →