Proverbs 3:27
Withhold not good from its owners, When thy hand [is] toward God to do [it].
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it.
In Context
26For Jehovah is at thy side, And He hath kept thy foot from capture.
28Say not thou to thy friend, 'Go, and return, and to-morrow I give,' And substance with thee.
Cross References
Genesis 31:29my hand is to God to do evil with you, but the God of your father yesternight hath spoken unto me, saying, Take heed to thyself from speaking with Jacob from good unto evil.
Micah 2:1Woe [to] those devising iniquity, And working evil on their beds, In the light of the morning they do it, For their hand is — to God.
Galatians 6:10therefore, then, as we have opportunity, may we work the good to all, and especially unto those of the household of the faith.
James 2:15and if a brother or sister may be naked, and may be destitute of the daily food,
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 3:22-27
The Excellency of Wisdom. 21 My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion: 22 So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck. 23 Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble. 24 When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet. 25 Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh. 26 For the Lord shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being… Read the whole commentary →