Proverbs 3:28
Say not unto your neighbour, Go, and come again, and tomorrow I will give; when you have it by you.
Updated King James Version
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In Context
27Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of yours hand to do it.
29Devise not evil against your neighbour, seeing he dwells securely by you.
Cross References
Leviticus 19:13You shall not defraud your neighbour, neither rob him: the wages of him that is hired shall not abide with you all night until the morning.
Proverbs 27:1Boast not yourself of tomorrow; for you know not what a day may bring forth.
Ecclesiastes 11:6In the morning sow your seed, and in the evening withhold not yours hand: for you know not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.
2 Corinthians 8:11Now therefore perform the doing of it; that as there was a readiness to will, so there may be a performance also out of that which all of you have.
1 Timothy 6:18That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate;
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 →