When it is in the power of your hand to do so.
“Go, and come back,
And tomorrow I will give it,”
When you have it with you.
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What Does Proverbs 3:27 Mean?
Proverbs 3:27-28
Cotton Mather, a Puritan preacher, once said, "The opportunity to do good imposes the obligation to do it." He is implying that we have been favored when an opportunity to serve in this manner arises. We are not to do it only when it is convenient or when it will contribute to our fame, but we should do it when we have opportunity, no matter how often it occurs or how much self-denial it takes.
John W. Ritenbaugh
The Beatitudes, Part Four: Hungering and Thirsting After Righteousness
Other Forerunner Commentary entries containing Proverbs 3:27:
Mark 3:3-5
Luke 17:5-10
1 Thessalonians 4:10-12
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An opportunity to do good carries with it the obligation to act, as Puritan preacher Cotton Mather observed: "The opportunity to do good imposes the obligation to do it." Such an opportunity is a favor bestowed. Doing good should not be reserved only for moments of convenience or occasions that bring personal fame, but should be carried out whenever the chance arises, regardless of how frequently it comes or how much self-denial it demands.