Proverbs 28:27
He that giveth unto the rahsh (poor) shall not lack, 1 but he that hideth his eynayim meeteth many curses. 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
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
28When the resha'im rise, adam hide themselves, 1 but when they perish, the tzaddikim increase.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 15:7If there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy she'arim in thy land which Hashem Eloheicha giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thine lev, nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother:
Psalms 41:1(For the one directing, Mizmor of Dovid) 1
Proverbs 11:24There is that which scattereth, and yet increaseth more; 1 and there is that which withholdeth more than is yosher, but it leadeth to machsor (want, need, poverty). 1
Proverbs 11:26He that withholdeth grain, the people shall curse him, 1 but brocha shall be upon the head of him that selleth it. 1
Proverbs 22:9He that hath a tov ayin (generous eye) shall have a bracha; 1 for he giveth of his lechem to the dal (poor). 1
Isaiah 1:15And when ye spread forth your hands, 1 I will hide Mine eyes from you; 1 yea, when ye make many tefillah, 1 I will not hear; 1 your hands are full of damim. 1
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 →