Proverbs 3:27-30 NIV

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

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 3:29

Devise not evil against thy neighbour ,.... Or, "plough not evil" F9 תתרש "ne ares", Amama. ; turn not up thy heart to find evil against thy neighbour, as the earth is turned up by the plough; see Hosea 10:13 . Do not contrive and form schemes in thy mind and thoughts to do him any injury, in his name and character, in his person, property, or family: a good man should devise all the good he can to his fellow creatures, but not evil to any; especially to his neighbour, and as... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 3:30

Strive not with a man without cause , Either by words, in a wrangling, quarrelsome, and contentious way, for mere trifles; when there is no foundation for it, no just reason given to form a complaint, or pick a quarrel upon; or by deeds, by lawsuits, when there is nothing to proceed upon; or it is so trifling, that it is not worth while to litigate it or contend about: such, who strive either way, are far from following the example of Wisdom or Christ, and from taking his advice, Matthew... 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

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 3:30

Strive not with a man - Do not be of a litigious, quarrelsome spirit. Be not under the influence of too nice a sense of honor. If thou must appeal to judicial authority to bring him that wrongs thee to reason, avoid all enmity, and do nothing in a spirit of revenge. But, if he have done thee no harm, why contend with him? May not others in the same way contend with and injure thee! 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

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 3:29

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 3:30

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

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 3:30

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 3:27

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 3:27-28

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