Proverbs 3:29 — Meaning and Application

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.

Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways. {the oppressor: Heb. a man of violence}