Proverbs 28:27

Pro 28:27 He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.

Ver. 27. He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack. ] Eleemosyna ars omnium questuosissima, saith Chrysostom: Not getting but giving is the way to wealth. God will bless the bountiful man’s stock and store, his barn and his basket; Deu 15:10 his righteousness and his riches together shall endure for ever. Psa 112:3

But he that hideth his eyes, ] i.e., That when he hath a fit object and opportunity of showing mercy offered him, frameth excuse, and pretendeth this thing and that, to his worldly and wicked retentions; that useth his wits to save his half penny, but will not use his eyes to affect his heart with pity. Isa 58:7

Shall have many a curse. ] Men shall curse him, and call him a Pamphagus , a churl, a hog in a trough, a fellow of no fashion, &c. God shall also curse him, and set off all hearts from him, as he did from Haman; in his necessity he will shut his ears to such a man’s moans in misery, and hide his eyes from his supplication. Psa 55:1 Isa 1:15 Finally, "he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath showed no mercy"; Jam 2:13 "an evil, an only evil shall befall him"; Eze 7:5 his punishments shall come close together, and God shall so set them on as no creature shall be able to take them off.