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Proverbs 3:27 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 3 · verse 27
Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it.Proverbs 3:27 · King James Version
Proverbs 3:27 in context
25Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh.
26For the LORD shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken.
27Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it.
28Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee.
29Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.
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Key words (Strong's)
- Withholdmânaʻto debar from benefit or injuryH4513 →
- powerʼêlstrengthH410 →
- goodṭôwbgood in the widest senseH2896 →
- handyâda handH3027 →
- duebaʻala masterH1167 →
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True wisdom consists in the due discharge of our duty towards man, as well as towards God, in honesty as well as piety, and therefore we have here divers excellent precepts of wisdom which relate to our neighbour. I.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 27-35