Proverbs

Proverbs 3:27–28

²⁷Do not withhold good from the deserving^f

when it is within your power to act.

²⁸Do not tell your neighbor,

“Come back tomorrow and I will provide”—

when you already have the means.

Footnotes

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
withhold	תִּמְנַע־	tim·na‘-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H4513 withhold, hold back
good	ט֥וֹב	ṭō·wḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
from the deserving	מִבְּעָלָ֑יו	mib·bə·‘ā·lāw	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H1167 owner, lord
when it is	בִּהְי֨וֹת	bih·yō·wṯ	Preposition; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
within your	יָדֶיךָ	yå̄·ḏɛ·ḵå̄	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3027 hand
power	לְאֵ֖ל	lə·’êl	Noun - feminine dual construct; second person masculine singular	H410 god
to act	לַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃	la·‘ă·śō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H6213 do, make

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
tell	תֹּ֘אמַ֤ר	tō·mar	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
your neighbor	לְרֵעֶיךָ	lə·rē·ʿɛ·ḵå̄	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H7453 shouting, roar
Come	לֵ֣ךְ	lêḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
back	וָ֭שׁוּב	wā·šūḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
tomorrow	וּמָחָ֥ר	ū·mā·ḥār	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H4279 tomorrow, in time to come
I will provide	אֶתֵּ֗ן	’et·tên	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H5414 give, put, set
when you already have the means	וְיֵ֣שׁ	wə·yêš	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H3426 being, substance, existence

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Proverbs 3:27 Galatians 6:10 · James 2:15–16 · Romans 13:7 · James 5:4 · Genesis 31:29

Proverbs 3:28 Leviticus 19:13 · Deuteronomy 24:12–15 · 2 Corinthians 8:11 · Ecclesiastes 9:10 · 1 Timothy 6:18 · Ecclesiastes 11:6 · 2 Corinthians 9:3

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.