Proverbs 28:27
One who gives to the poor has no lack; but one who closes his eyes will have many curses.
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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
26One who trusts in himself is a fool; but one who walks in wisdom is kept safe.
28When the wicked rise, men hide themselves; but when they perish, the righteous thrive.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 15:7If a poor man, one of your brothers, is with you within any of your gates in your land which the LORD your God gives you, you shall not harden your heart, nor shut your hand from your poor brother;
Psalms 41:1Blessed is he who considers the poor. The LORD will deliver him in the day of evil.
Proverbs 11:24There is one who scatters, and increases yet more. There is one who withholds more than is appropriate, but gains poverty.
Proverbs 11:26People curse someone who withholds grain, but blessing will be on the head of him who sells it.
Proverbs 22:9He who has a generous eye will be blessed, for he shares his food with the poor.
Isaiah 1:15When you spread out your hands, I will hide my eyes from you. Yes, when you make 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 →