Verse 27
Proverbs 3:27
Young's Literal Translation
27
Withhold not good from its owners, When thy hand [is] toward God (Elohim) to do [it].
Original Language Text
hebrew
אַל תִּמְנַע ט֥וֹב מִ/בְּעָלָ֑י/ו בִּ/הְי֨וֹת לְ/אֵ֖ל ידי/ך יָדְ/ךָ֣ לַ/עֲשֽׂוֹת
English Translation
Do not withhold good from its owners when it is in your power to do it.
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Chapter 3 Context
1
My son! my law forget not, And my commands let thy heart keep,
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For length of days and years, Life and peace they do add to thee.
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Let not kindness and truth forsake thee, Bind them on thy neck, Write them on the tablet of thy hear...
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4
And find grace and good understanding In the eyes of God (Elohim) and man.
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5
Trust unto Jehovah with all thy heart, And unto thine own understanding lean not.
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6
In all thy ways know thou Him, And He doth make straight thy paths.
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7
Be not wise in thine own eyes, Fear Jehovah, and turn aside from evil.
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8
Healing it is to thy navel, And moistening to thy bones.
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Honour Jehovah from thy substance, And from the beginning of all thine increase;
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10
And filled are thy barns [with] plenty, And [with] new wine thy presses break forth.
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11
Chastisement of Jehovah, my son, despise not, And be not vexed with His reproof,
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12
For whom Jehovah loveth He reproveth, Even as a father the son He is pleased with.
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13
O the happiness of a man [who] hath found wisdom, And of a man [who] bringeth forth understanding.
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14
For better [is] her merchandise Than the merchandise of silver, And than gold -- her increase.
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15
Precious she [is] above rubies, And all thy pleasures are not comparable to her.
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16
Length of days [is] in her right hand, In her left [are] wealth and honour.
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17
Her ways [are] ways of pleasantness, And all her paths [are] peace.
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A tree of life she [is] to those laying hold on her, And whoso is retaining her [is] happy.
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19
Jehovah by wisdom did found the earth, He prepared the heavens by understanding.
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20
By His knowledge depths have been rent, And clouds do drop dew.
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21
My son! let them not turn from thine eyes, Keep thou wisdom and thoughtfulness,
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22
And they are life to thy soul, and grace to thy neck.
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23
Then thou goest thy way confidently, And thy foot doth not stumble.
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24
If thou liest down, thou art not afraid, Yea, thou hast lain down, And sweet hath been thy sleep.
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25
Be not afraid of sudden fear, And of the desolation of the wicked when it cometh.
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26
For Jehovah is at thy side, And He hath kept thy foot from capture.
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27
Withhold not good from its owners, When thy hand [is] toward God (Elohim) to do [it].
28
Say not thou to thy friend, 'Go, and return, and to-morrow I give,' And substance with thee.
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29
Devise not against thy neighbour evil, And he sitting confidently with thee.
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30
Strive not with a man without cause, If he have not done thee evil.
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31
Be not envious of a man of violence, Nor fix thou on any of his ways.
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32
For an abomination to Jehovah [is] the perverted, And with the upright [is] His secret counsel.
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The curse of Jehovah [is] in the house of the wicked. And the habitation of the righteous He blesset...
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If the scorners He doth scorn, Yet to the humble He doth give grace.
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Honour do the wise inherit, And fools are bearing away shame!
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