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

26For the Lord will be your confidence, And will keep your foot from being caught. 27Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, When it is in your power to do it. Do not say to your neighbor, “Go, and come back, And tomorrow I will give it to you,” When you have it with you. 29Do not devise harm against your neighbor, While he lives securely beside you. 30Do not contend with a person for no reason, If he has done you no harm.

Proverbs 3:28 word by word

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

• Do not sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• to your neighborרֵעַrêa‛ rêya‛ · neighborH7453
• Goהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• and comeשׁוּבshûb · to return: againH7725
• backשׁוּבshûb · to return: againH7725
• And tomorrowמָחָרmâchâr · tomorrowH4279
• I will giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• When you haveיֵשׁyêsh · thereH3426

Cross-references for Proverbs 3:28

• Proverbs 27:1Do not boast about tomorrow, For you do not know what a day may bring.
• Leviticus 19:13‘You shall not oppress your neighbor, nor rob him. The wages of a hired worker are not to remain with you all night until morning.
• Deuteronomy 24:12And if he is a poor man, you shall not sleep with his pledge.
• Ecclesiastes 9:10Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might; for there is no activity, planning, knowledge, or wisdom in Sheol where you are going.
• Ecclesiastes 11:6Sow your seed in the morning and do not be idle in the evening, for you do not know whether one or the other will succeed, or whether both of them alike will be good.
• 2 Corinthians 8:11But now finish doing it also, so that just as there was the willingness to desire it, so there may be also the completion of it by your ability.
• 2 Corinthians 9:3But I have sent the brothers, in order that our boasting about you may not prove empty in this case, so that, as I was saying, you will be prepared;
• 1 Timothy 6:18Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share,

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

• Acknowledge
• Choose
• Confidence
• Correction
• Devise
• Discretion
• Envy
• Habitation
• Lowly
• Precious

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