New King James Version
Proverbs 3:28
28Do not say to your neighbor, “Go, and come back, And tomorrow I will give it,” When you have it with you.
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 Living Translation (NLT)If you can help your neighbor now, don’t say, “Come back tomorrow, and then I’ll help 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 the power of your hand to do so. Do not say to your neighbor, “Go, and come back, And tomorrow I will give it,” When you have it with you. 29Do not devise evil against your neighbor, For he dwells by you for safety’s sake. 30Do not strive with a man without cause, If he has done you no harm.
Read all of Proverbs 3Proverbs 3:28 word by word
אַל־תֹּ֘אמַ֤ר לְרֵֽעֲךָ֨ לֵ֣ךְ וָ֭שׁוּב וּמָחָ֥ר אֶתֵּ֗ן וְיֵ֣שׁ אִתָּֽךְ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 3:28
- Proverbs 27:1Do not boast about tomorrow, For you do not know what a day may bring forth.
- Leviticus 19:13‘You shall not cheat your neighbor, nor rob him. The wages of him who is hired shall not remain with you all night until morning.
- Deuteronomy 24:12And if the man is poor, you shall not keep his pledge overnight.
- Ecclesiastes 9:10Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work or device or knowledge or wisdom in the grave where you are going.
- Ecclesiastes 11:6In the morning sow your seed, And in the evening do not withhold your hand; For you do not know which will prosper, Either this or that, Or whether both alike will be good.
- 2 Corinthians 8:11but now you also must complete the doing of it; that as there was a readiness to desire it, so there also may be a completion out of what you have.
- 2 Corinthians 9:3Yet I have sent the brethren, lest our boasting of you should be in vain in this respect, that, as I said, you may be ready;
- 1 Timothy 6:18Let them do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to give, willing 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
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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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