Proverbs 3:27-28 KJV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Proverbs 3:27-35

True wisdom consists in the due discharge of our duty towards man, as well as towards God, in honesty as well as piety, and therefore we have here divers excellent precepts of wisdom which relate to our neighbour. I. We must render to all their due, both in justice and charity, and not delay to do it (Prov. 3:27, 28): ?Withhold not good from those to whom it is due (either for want of love to them or through too much love to thy money) when it is in the power of thy hand to do it, for, if it... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 3:27

Withhold not good from them to whom it is due ,.... Honour, reverence, and tribute, to civil magistrates, Romans 13:7 ; just payment of debts to creditors, and alms to the poor, which, by what follows, seems to be chiefly intended; and the Septuagint render it, "do not abstain to do well to the needy;' and Aben Ezra interprets it of the poor; to them alms are due because of their wants, and by the appointment; of God; hence called "righteousness", in some copies of Matthew 6:1 ; so... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 3:28

Say not unto thy neighbour ,.... Either to whom thou art indebted, and who comes for the payment of a just debt; or to any poor and indigent person that applies for alms: go, and come again, and tomorrow I will give ; go home, and come tomorrow, and I will pay thee what I owe thee; or do not trouble me now, come another time, and perhaps I may relieve thy wants: this should not be said, because a man cannot be sure of tomorrow that he shall ever see it; nor may it be in the power of his... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 3:27

Withhold not good from them to whom it is due - מבעליו 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... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 3:28

Say not unto thy neighbor - Do not refuse a kindness when it is in thy power to perform it. If thou have the means by thee, and thy neighbor's necessities be pressing, do not put him off till the morrow. Death may take either him or thee before that time. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 3:27

Withhold not good from them to whom it is due. This precept indicates the general principle of beneficence, and not merely, as the words at first sight seem to imply, restitution (as Cajet.). We are to do good to those who are in need or deserving of it, whenever we have the means and opportunity. From them to whom it is due ( nib'alayv ); literally, from its owner, from baal, dominus, "lord" or owner of a thing. Cf. Proverbs 16:22 , "Prudence is a fountain of life to its owner (... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 3:27-28

Dilatoriness in the payment of just debts I. THIS DILATORINESS IN MORALLY CULPABLE , AND MOST INJURIOUS TO SOCIETY . Through thoughtlessness in some cases, through deliberate meanness in others, many people postpone the payment of their just debts as long as possible, though they have the money by them, and are perhaps turning it to account for their own advantage. Such needless delay of justice should be regarded as a moral offence. A sad laxity prevails in this... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 3:27-28

Promptitude in good actions I. NEGATIVE UNKINDNESS . ( Proverbs 3:27 .) 1 . It consists in withholding good which it is in our power to impart. 2 . It is analogous to the refusal repay a just debt. Kindness is the "due" of our fellow men. This does not imply the giving to every beggar or borrower. No act is required which, under the show of kindness, involves no real benefit to another or actually involves an injustice to ourself or another. We must carry these precepts... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 3:27-32

Four valuable virtues There are some graces which, though not of the first importance, are yet far from being unimportant. Many men so fashion their lives that while, upon the whole, they are rightly reckoned among the wise and good, they are much less happy, less honoured, and less useful than they might become if they heeded a few small things. If we had regard to some of the minor moralities which we are apt to neglect, there would be less friction and more beauty in our lives than is... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 3:27-35

6. Sixth admonitory discourse. In this discourse the teacher still carries on his object, which is to demonstrate the conditions upon which true wisdom and happiness are to be attained. The discourse differs from the preceding in consisting of detached proverbs, and may be divided into two main sections—the first ( Proverbs 3:27-30 ) enjoining benevolence, that love to one's neighbour which is the fulfilling of the Law; the second warning against emulating the oppressor and associating... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Proverbs 3:27-35

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 3:27

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 3:28

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 3:27

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 3:28

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 3:27

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 3:27-28

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 3:27-28

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 3:27-32

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 3:27-35

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