27 ¶ Withhold not the good from [a]the owners thereof, though there be power in [thine] hand to do it.

28 Say not unto thy neighbor, Go and come again, and tomorrow will I give thee, if thou now have it.

29 ¶ Intend none hurt against thy neighbor, seeing he doth dwell [b]without fear by thee.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 3:27 Not only from them to whom the possession belongeth, but also thou shalt not keep it from them which have need of the use thereof.
  2. Proverbs 3:29 That is, putteth his trust in thee.

27 Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due,
    when it is in your power to act.
28 Do not say to your neighbor,
    “Come back tomorrow and I’ll give it to you”—
    when you already have it with you.(A)
29 Do not plot harm against your neighbor,
    who lives trustfully near you.(B)

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