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Proverbs 3:27 — Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the…
“Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it.”
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The verses around Proverbs 3:27.
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.
Verse explanation
The old phrasing is confusing because “to whom it is due” means the people who have a right to the good in question. The point is simple: if it is within your power to help someone in need, do not stall or make up an excuse to put it off.
From the Proverbs 3 study in Bible in Stories.
Proverbs 3:27 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Não detenhas dos seus donos o bem, tendo na tua mão poder fazel-o.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Não detenhas o bem daqueles que possuem o direito, se tiveres em tuas mãos poder para o fazeres.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
No le niegues el bien a quien lo merece cuando tengas el poder en tus manos.
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