Key Verse Spotlight
Proverbs 3:28 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee.”
Proverbs 3:28
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
For the LORD shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken.
Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do {it}. {them...: Heb. the owners thereof}
Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee.
Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee. {Devise...: or, Practise no evil}
Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.
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