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


In Context

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.

30 Do not accuse a man for no reason- when he has done you no harm.

Proverbs 3:28 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:28Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

3:28Say not to thy friend: Go, and come again: and to morrow I will give to thee: when thou canst give at present.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

3:28Say not unto thy neighbor, Go, and come again, And to-morrow I will give; When thou hast it by thee.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:28Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to-morrow I will give, when thou hast it by thee.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

3:28Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and tomorrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:28Say not to thy neighbor, Go, and come again, and to-morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:28Don't say to your neighbor, |Go, and come again; tomorrow I will give it to you,| when you have it by you.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

3:28Say not thou to thy friend, 'Go, and return, and to-morrow I give,' And substance with thee.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:28Say not to your neighbor, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when you have it by you.