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Proverbs 3:27

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

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

Withhold^H4513 not good^H2896 from them to whom it is due^H1167, when it is in the power^H410 of thine hand^H3027 to do^H6213 it.

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Original Hebrew

אַל־תִּמְנַע־טֹוב מִבְּעָלָיו בִּהְיֹות לְאֵל [יָדֶיךָ כ] (יָדְךָ ק) לַעֲשֹׂות׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
אַל	'al-	H408	HTn	may not
תִּמְנַע	tim.na'-	H4513	HVqj2ms	you withhold
ט֥וֹב	Tov	H2896	HAamsa	good
מִ/בְּעָלָ֑י/ו	mi./be.'a.La/v	H1167	HR/Ncmpc/Sp3ms	from/ owners/ its
בִּ/הְי֨וֹת	bi/h.Yot	H1961	HR/Vqc	when/ belongs
לְ/אֵ֖ל	le./'El	H410	HR/Ncmsc	to/ (the) power of
ידי/ך	yâd	H3027	HNcbdc/Sp2ms
לַ/עֲשֽׂוֹת	la./'a.Sot	H6213	HR/Vqc	to/ do (it)

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H410 — אֵל (ʼêl, ale): shortened from אַיִל; strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity); God (god), [idiom] goodly, [idiom] great, idol, might(-y one), power, strong. Compare names in '-el.'
• H1167 — בַּעַל (baʻal, bah'-al): from בָּעַל; a master; hence, a husband, or (figuratively) owner (often used with another noun in modifications of this latter sense); [phrase] archer, [phrase] babbler, [phrase] bird, captain, chief man, [phrase] confederate, [phrase] have to do, [phrase] dreamer, those to whom it is due, [phrase] furious, those that are given to it, great, [phrase] hairy, he that hath it, have, [phrase] horseman, husband, lord, man, [phrase] married, master, person, [phrase] sworn, they of.
• H2896 — טוֹב (ṭôwb, tobe): from טוֹב; good (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 or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well); beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, [idiom] fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, [idiom] most, pleasant, [phrase] pleaseth, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well(-favoured).
• H3027 — יָד (yâd, yawd): a primitive word; in distinction from כַּף, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote (as follows); a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),; ([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, [idiom] enough, [phrase] fellowship, force, [idiom] from, hand(-staves, -y work), [idiom] he, himself, [idiom] in, labour, [phrase] large, ledge, (left-) handed, means, [idiom] mine, ministry, near, [idiom] of, [idiom] order, ordinance, [idiom] our, parts, pain, power, [idiom] presumptuously, service, side, sore, state, stay, draw with strength, stroke, [phrase] swear, terror, [idiom] thee, [idiom] by them, [idiom] themselves, [idiom] thine own, [idiom] thou, through, [idiom] throwing, [phrase] thumb, times, [idiom] to, [idiom] under, [idiom] us, [idiom] wait on, (way-) side, where, [phrase] wide, [idiom] with (him, me, you), work, [phrase] yield, [idiom] yourselves.
• H4513 — מָנַע (mânaʻ, maw-nah'): a primitive root; to debar (negatively or positively) from benefit or injury; deny, keep (back), refrain, restrain, withhold.
• H6213 — עָשָׂה (ʻâsâh, aw-saw'): a primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application; accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, [phrase] feast, (fight-) ing man, [phrase] finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, [phrase] hinder, hold (a feast), [idiom] indeed, [phrase] be industrious, [phrase] journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, [phrase] officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, [idiom] sacrifice, serve, set, shew, [idiom] sin, spend, [idiom] surely, take, [idiom] thoroughly, trim, [idiom] very, [phrase] vex, be (warr-) ior, work(-man), yield, use.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H408 — אַל (ʼal, al): a negative particle (akin to לֹא); not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothing; nay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.
• H1961 — הָיָה (hâyâh, haw-yaw): a primitive root (compare הָוָא); to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary); beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• in the — Genesis 31:29, Micah 2:1
• Withhold — Romans 13:7, Galatians 6:10, Titus 2:14, James 2:15-16, James 5:4

Reciprocal references (9): Genesis 14:24, Deuteronomy 15:13, Deuteronomy 24:15, Esther 6:4, Ecclesiastes 11:4, Matthew 5:42, Luke 6:30, Acts 16:10, Romans 13:8

Related Topics

• Nave’s: BENEFICENCE, DISHONESTY, YOUNG MEN

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