Proverbs 3:27

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25 ^aDo not be afraid of sudden terror,
Nor of trouble from the wicked when it comes;

26 For the Lord will be your confidence,
And will keep your foot from being caught.

27 ^aDo not withhold good from¹ those to whom it is due,
When it is in the power of your hand to do so.

28 ^aDo not say to your neighbor,
“Go, and come back,
And tomorrow I will give it,”
When you have it with you.

29 Do not devise evil against your neighbor,
For he dwells by you for safety’s sake.

30 ^aDo not strive with a man without cause,
If he has done you no harm.

31 ^aDo not envy the oppressor,
And choose none of his ways;

32 For the perverse person is an abomination to the Lord,
^aBut His secret counsel is with the upright.

33 ^aThe curse of the Lord is on the house of the wicked,
But ^bHe blesses the home of the just.

34 ^aSurely He scorns the scornful,
But gives grace to the humble.

35 The wise shall inherit glory,
But shame shall be the legacy of fools.

Commentaries:

Adam Clarke

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Proverbs 3:27

Withhold not good from them to whom it is due - 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 owners of their property? If this were a civil case, the law would take thee by the throat, and lay thee up in prison; but it is a case in which God alone judges. And what will he do to thee? Hear! "He shall have judgment without mercy, who hath showed no mercy;" James 2:13. Read, feel, tremble, and act justly.

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