Proverbs 28:27
The one who gives to the poor will lack nothing, 1 but whoever closes his eyes to them will receive many curses. 1
Unlocked Literal 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 wicked arise, people hide themselves; 1 but when they perish, the righteous increase.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 15:7If there is a poor man among you, one of your brothers, within any of your gates in your land that Yahweh your God is giving you, you must not harden your heart nor shut your hand from your poor brother;
Psalms 41:1Blessed is he who is concerned for the weak; 1 in the day of trouble, Yahweh will rescue him. 1
Proverbs 11:24There is one who scatters—he will accumulate even more; 1 another withholds what he should give—he comes to poverty. 1
Proverbs 11:26People curse the man who refuses to sell grain, 1 but good gifts crown the head of him who sells it. 1
Proverbs 22:9The one who has a generous eye will be blessed, 1 for he shares his bread with the poor. 1
Isaiah 1:15So when you spread out your hands in prayer, I hide my eyes from you; 1 even though you offer many prayers, I will not listen; 1 your hands are full of blood. 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 →