Proverbs

Proverbs 3:27

²⁷Do not withhold good from the deserving^f

when it is within your power to act.

Footnotes

Word by word

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.