Proverbs 28:27
He that giueth vnto the poore, shall not lacke: but he that hideth his eyes, shall haue many curses.
Geneva Bible 1599
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
26Hee that trusteth in his owne heart, is a foole: but he that walketh in wisdome, shall be deliuered.
28When the wicked rise vp, men hide them selues: but when they perish, ye righteous increase.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 15:7If one of thy brethren with thee be poore within any of thy gates in thy land, which the Lord thy God giueth thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poore brother:
Psalms 41:1To him that excelleth. A Psalme of Dauid. Blessed is he that iudgeth wisely of the poore: the Lord shall deliuer him in ye time of trouble.
Proverbs 11:24There is that scattereth, and is more increased: but hee that spareth more then is right, surely commeth to pouertie.
Proverbs 11:26He that withdraweth the corne, the people will curse him: but blessing shalbe vpon the head of him that selleth corne.
Proverbs 22:9He that hath a good eye, he shalbe blessed: for he giueth of his bread vnto the poore.
Isaiah 1:15And when you shall stretch out your hands, I wil hide mine eyes from you: and though ye make many prayers, I wil not heare: for 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 →