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Proverbs 28:27 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 28 · verse 27
He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.Proverbs 28:27 · King James Version
Proverbs 28:27 in context
25He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the LORD shall be made fat.
26He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.
27He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.
28When the wicked rise, men hide themselves: but when they perish, the righteous increase.
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Key words (Strong's)
- givethnâthanto give, used with greatest latitude of applicationH5414 →
- hidethʻâlamto veil from sightH5956 →
- poorrûwshto be destituteH7326 →
- lackmachçôwrdeficiencyH4270 →
- eyesʻayinan eyeH5869 →
- manyrababundantH7227 →
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Here is, 1. A promise to the charitable: He that gives to the poor shall himself be never the poorer for so doing; he shall not lack. If he have but little, and so be in danger of lacking, let him give out of his little, and that will prevent it from coming to nothing;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary