Proverbs 3:27

Proverbs 3:27 in 10 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

27Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due,

when it is in your power to act.

27¶Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due,

When it is in your power to do it.

27¶Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due [its rightful recipients],

When it is in your power to do it. [Rom 13:7; Gal 6:10]

27Do not withhold good from the deserving

when it is within your power to act.

27Withhold not good from them to whom it is due,

When it is in the power of thy hand to do it.

27Withhold not the good from the owners thereof, though there be power in thine hand to doe it.

27Don’t withhold good from those to whom it is due,

when it is in the power of your hand to do it.

27Don’t hold back good from those who are worthy of it.

Don’t hold it back when you can help.

27Do not refuse to help those people who need help. If you are able to help them, do it!

27Do not withhold good from its owners, || When your hand [is] toward God to do [it].