Proverbs 3:28
Do not say to your neighbor, 1 “Go, and come again, and tomorrow I will give it,” 1 when you have the money with you. 1
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27Do not withhold good from those who deserve it, 1 when it is in your power to act. 1
29Do not make a plan to harm your neighbor— 1 the one who lives close and trusts you. 1
Cross References
Leviticus 19:13Do not oppress your neighbor or rob him. The wages of a hired servant must not stay with you all night until the morning.
Proverbs 27:1Do not boast about tomorrow, 1 for you do not know what a day may bring. 1
Ecclesiastes 11:6In the morning plant your seed; 2 until the evening, work with your hands as needed, 1 for you know not which will prosper, 2 whether morning or evening, or this or that, 2 or whether they will both alike be good. 1
2 Corinthians 8:11Now finish it. Just as there was an eagerness and desire to do it then, may you also bring it to completion, as much as you can.
1 Timothy 6:18Tell them to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous, and willing to share.
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 →