King James Version
Proverbs 3:27 in the King James Version says “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 the...” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 3 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“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”
Proverbs 3:27 · KJV
Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh.
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
KJV Study — Public Domain
not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
“not good”
H2896good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good
“from them to whom it is due”
H1167a master; hence, a husband, or (figuratively) owner (often used with another noun in modifications of this latter sense)
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“when it is in the power”
H410strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the almighty (but used also of any deity)
“of thine hand”
H3027a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v
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