Proverbs 3:28

Proverbs 3:28 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee.
• New International Version (NIV)Do not say to your neighbor, “Come back tomorrow and I’ll give it to you”— when you already have it with you.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Do not say to your neighbor, "Go, and come again, tomorrow I will give it"—when you have it with you.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Do not say to your neighbor, “Go, and come back, And tomorrow I will give it,” When you have it with you.

Context of Proverbs 3:28

26The Lord is the one who will take care of you. He will protect you, so that no danger can hurt you. 27Do not refuse to help those people who need help. If you are able to help them, do it! If you can give your neighbour the help that he needs, do not say to him, ‘Go away! Come back tomorrow, and then I will help you.’ 29Do not think of ways to hurt your neighbour. You should help him to trust you. 30Do not quarrel with other people if they have done nothing to hurt you. You have no reason to accuse them of anything wrong.

Proverbs 3:28 word by word

אַל־תֹּ֘אמַ֤ר לְרֵֽעֲךָ֨ לֵ֣ךְ וָ֭שׁוּב וּמָחָ֥ר אֶתֵּ֗ן וְיֵ֣שׁ אִתָּֽךְ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• not unto thy neighbourרֵעַrêa‛ rêya‛ · neighborH7453
• Goיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• and come againשׁוּבshûb · to return: againH7725
• and to morrowמָחָרmâchâr · tomorrowH4279
• I will giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• when thou hastיֵשׁyêsh · thereH3426

Cross-references for Proverbs 3:28

• Proverbs 27:1Do not boast about what you will do tomorrow. You do not know what might happen.
• Leviticus 19:13You must not rob another person. You must not keep a slave's money until the morning.
• Deuteronomy 24:12If the person is poor, do not take his coat and keep it with you all night.
• Ecclesiastes 9:10Use all your strength to do the work that you are doing. One day you will die and you will go into your grave. Then you will not have any work, or ideas, or knowledge or wisdom. So do your work well while you are alive.
• Ecclesiastes 11:6Plant your seeds in the morning, and continue to work until the evening. You do not know which seeds will become strong plants. Perhaps only some of them will grow. Perhaps they will all grow well.
• 2 Corinthians 8:11Now finish the work. When you started, you wanted very much to do it. Now you should want just as much to finish it. You should give what you are able to give.
• 2 Corinthians 9:3But I do not want the way that I have praised you not to be true. So I am sending these men, our Christian friends, to come to you. I want to be sure that you will be ready to give your money. That is what I have told people about you.
• 1 Timothy 6:18Tell those rich people to do many good things to help other people. They should be very kind to other people and share their things with them.

Commentaries on Proverbs 3:28

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 28Say not unto thy neighbor - Do not refuse a kindness when it is in thy power to perform it. If thou have the means by thee, and thy neighbor's necessities be pressing, do not put him off till the morrow. Death may take either him or thee before that time.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27-35Verses 27-35 A marked change in style. The continuous exhortation is replaced by a series of maxims. From them to whom it is due - literally, as in the margin. The precept expresses the great Scriptural thought that the so-called possession of wealth is but a stewardship; that the true owners of what we call our own are those to whom, with it, we may do good. Not to relieve them is a breach of trust. Proverbs 3:28 Procrastination is especially fatal to…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 27-35Verses 27-35 Our business is to observe the precepts of Christ, and to copy his example; to do justice, to love mercy, and to beware of covetousness; to be ready for every good work, avoiding needless strife, and bearing evils, if possible, rather than seeking redress by law. It will be found there is little got by striving. Let us not envy prosperous oppressors; far be it from the disciples of Christ to choose any of their ways. These truths may be…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 27-28A wise person is a kind and helpful neighbor. Proverbs strongly emphasizes helping those in financial need (Proverbs 11:24; 28:27; 29:7, 14).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 27-2827-28. Promptly fulfil all obligations both of justice and charity (compare Jas 2:15, 16).Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 3:28

• Beneficence
• Dishonesty
• Neighbor
• Young Men

In the dictionaries

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Commentaries on Proverbs 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings