27Do not withhold good from those who deserve it, when it is in your power to act.


In Context

24 when you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.

25 Have no fear of sudden disaster or of the ruin that overtakes the wicked,

26 for the Lord will be your confidence and will keep your foot from being snared.

27 Do not withhold good from those who deserve it, when it is in your power to act.

28 Do not say to your neighbor, "Come back later; I'll give it tomorrow"- when you now have it with you.

29 Do not plot harm against your neighbor, who lives trustfully near you.

Proverbs 3:27 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:27Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do [it. ]

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

3:27Do not withhold him from doing good, who is able: if thou art able, do good thyself also.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

3:27Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, When it is in the power of thy hand to do it.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:27Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thy hand to do it.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

3:27Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:27Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thy hand to do it.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:27Don't withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in the power of your hand to do it.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

3:27Withhold not good from its owners, When thy hand is toward God to do it.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:27Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of your hand to do it.