God’s Word Translation
Proverbs 3:27
27Do not hold back anything good from those who are entitled to it when you have the power to do so.
Proverbs 3:27 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it.
- New International Version (NIV)Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to act.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to do it.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, When it is in the power of your hand to do so.
Context of Proverbs 3:27
25Do not be afraid of sudden terror or of the destruction of wicked people when it comes. 26The Lord will be your confidence. He will keep your foot from getting caught. Do not hold back anything good from those who are entitled to it when you have the power to do so. 28When you have the good thing with you, do not tell your neighbor, “Go away! Come back tomorrow. I’ll give you something then.” 29Do not plan to do something wrong to your neighbor while he is sitting there with you and suspecting nothing.
Read all of Proverbs 3Proverbs 3:27 word by word
אַל־תִּמְנַע־ט֥וֹב מִבְּעָלָ֑יו בִּהְי֨וֹת לְאֵ֖ל יָדְךָ֣ לַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 3:27
- Romans 13:7Pay everyone whatever you owe them. If you owe taxes, pay them. If you owe tolls, pay them. If you owe someone respect, respect that person. If you owe someone honor, honor that person.
- Galatians 6:10Whenever we have the opportunity, we have to do what is good for everyone, especially for the family of believers.
- James 2:15Suppose a believer, whether a man or a woman, needs clothes or food
- James 5:4The wages you refused to pay the people who harvested your fields shout ⌞to God⌟ against you. The Lord of Armies has heard the cries of those who gather the crops.
- Genesis 31:29I have the power to harm you. Last night the God of your father said to me, ‘Be careful not to say anything at all to Jacob.’
- Micah 2:1How horrible it will be for those who invent trouble and work out plans for disaster while in bed. When the morning dawns, they carry out their plans because they are able to.
Commentaries on Proverbs 3:27
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 27Withhold not good from them to whom it is due - מבעליו mibbealaiv, from the lords of it. But who are they? The poor. And what art thou, O rich man? Why, thou art a steward, to whom God has given substance that thou mayest divide with the poor. They are the right owners of every farthing thou hast to spare from thy own support, and that of thy family; and God has given the surplus for their sakes. Dost thou, by hoarding up this treasure, deprive the right…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
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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
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