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

when it is in your power to do it.

28 Do not say to your neighbor, “Go, and come again,

tomorrow I will give it”—when you have it with you.

29 Do not plan evil against your neighbor,

who dwells trustingly beside you.

30 Do not contend with a man for no reason,

when he has done you no harm.

31 Do not envy a man of violence

and do not choose any of his ways,

32 for the devious person is an abomination to the Lord,

but the upright are in his confidence.

33 The Lord’s curse is on the house of the wicked,

but he blesses the dwelling of the righteous.

34 Toward the scorners he is scornful,

but to the humble he gives favor.

35 The wise will inherit honor,

but fools get disgrace.

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

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

28 Say not unto thy neighbour,

Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give;

When thou hast it by thee.

29 Devise not evil against thy neighbour,

Seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.

30 Strive not with a man without cause,

If he have done thee no harm.

31 Envy thou not the oppressor,

And choose none of his ways.

32 For the froward is abomination to the Lord:

But his secret is with the righteous.

33 The curse of the Lord is in the house of the wicked:

But he blesseth the habitation of the just.

34 Surely he scorneth the scorners:

But he giveth grace unto the lowly.

35 The wise shall inherit glory:

But shame shall be the promotion of fools.

27 Do not withhold good from those who deserve it

when it’s in your power to help them.

28 If you can help your neighbor now, don’t say,

“Come back tomorrow, and then I’ll help you.”

29 Don’t plot harm against your neighbor,

for those who live nearby trust you.

30 Don’t pick a fight without reason,

when no one has done you harm.

31 Don’t envy violent people

or copy their ways.

32 Such wicked people are detestable to the Lord,

but he offers his friendship to the godly.

33 The Lord curses the house of the wicked,

but he blesses the home of the upright.

34 The Lord mocks the mockers

but is gracious to the humble.

35 The wise inherit honor,

but fools are put to shame!

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

When it is in the power of your hand to do so.

28 Do not say to your neighbor,

“Go, and come back,

And tomorrow I will give it,”

When you have it with you.

29 Do not devise evil against your neighbor,

For he dwells by you for safety’s sake.

30 Do not strive with a man without cause,

If he has done you no harm.

31 Do not envy the oppressor,

And choose none of his ways;

32 For the perverse person is an abomination to the Lord,

But His secret counsel is with the upright.

33 The curse of the Lord is on the house of the wicked,

But He blesses the home of the just.

34 Surely He scorns the scornful,

But gives grace to the humble.

35 The wise shall inherit glory,

But shame shall be the legacy of fools.

27 Whenever you are able,

do good to people who need help.

28 If you have what your neighbor asks for,

don’t say, “Come back later.

I will give it to you tomorrow.”

29 Don’t make plans to hurt your neighbor

who lives nearby and trusts you.

30 Don’t accuse a person for no good reason;

don’t accuse someone who has not harmed you.

31 Don’t be jealous of those who use violence,

and don’t choose to be like them.

32 The Lord hates those who do wrong,

but he is a friend to those who are honest.

33 The Lord will curse the evil person’s house,

but he will bless the home of those who do right.

34 The Lord laughs at those who laugh at him,

but he gives grace to those who are not proud.

35 Wise people will receive honor,

but fools will be disgraced.

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

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

28 Say not unto thy neighbor, Go, and come again,

And to-morrow I will give;

When thou hast it by thee.

29 Devise not evil against thy neighbor,

Seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.

30 Strive not with a man without cause,

If he have done thee no harm.

31 Envy thou not the man of violence,

And choose none of his ways.

32 For the perverse is an abomination to Jehovah;

But his friendship is with the upright.

33 The curse of Jehovah is in the house of the wicked;

But he blesseth the habitation of the righteous.

34 Surely he scoffeth at the scoffers;

But he giveth grace unto the lowly.

35 The wise shall inherit glory;

But shame shall be the promotion of fools.

27 Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thy hand to do it. 28 Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to-morrow I will give, when thou hast it by thee. 29 Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee. 30 Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm. 31 Envy not the man of violence, and choose none of his ways. 32 For the perverse is an abomination to Jehovah; but his secret is with the upright. 33 The curse of Jehovah is in the house of the wicked; but he blesseth the habitation of the righteous. 34 He indeed scorneth the scorners; but he giveth grace unto the lowly. 35 The wise shall inherit glory; but shame shall be the promotion of the foolish.

27 Do not hold back anything good 

from those who are entitled to it 

when you have the power to do so. 

28 When you have the good thing with you, do not tell your neighbor, 

“Go away! 

Come back tomorrow. 

I’ll give you something then.” 

29 Do not plan to do something wrong to your neighbor 

while he is sitting there with you and suspecting nothing. 

30 Do not quarrel with a person for no reason 

if he has not harmed you. 

31 Do not envy a violent person. 

Do not choose any of his ways. 

32 The devious person is disgusting to the Lord. 

The Lord’s intimate advice is with decent people. 

33 The Lord curses the house of wicked people, 

but he blesses the home of righteous people. 

34 When he mocks the mockers, 

he is gracious to humble people. 

35 Wise people will inherit honor, 

but fools will bear disgrace. 

27 When it is in your power,

don’t withhold good from the one it belongs to.

28 Don’t say to your neighbor, “Go away! Come back later.

I’ll give it tomorrow”—when it is there with you.

29 Don’t plan any harm against your neighbor,

for he trusts you and lives near you.

30 Don’t accuse anyone without cause,

when he has done you no harm.

31 Don’t envy a violent man

or choose any of his ways;

32 for the devious are detestable to the Lord,

but He is a friend to the upright.

33 The Lord’s curse is on the household of the wicked,

but He blesses the home of the righteous;

34 He mocks those who mock,

but gives grace to the humble.

35 The wise will inherit honor,

but He holds up fools to dishonor.

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

when it is in your power to do it.

28 Do not say to your neighbor, “Go, and come again,

tomorrow I will give it”—when you have it with you.

29 Do not plan harm against your neighbor

who lives trustingly beside you.

30 Do not quarrel with anyone without cause,

when no harm has been done to you.

31 Do not envy the violent

and do not choose any of their ways;

32 for the perverse are an abomination to the Lord,

but the upright are in his confidence.

33 The Lord’s curse is on the house of the wicked,

but he blesses the abode of the righteous.

34 Toward the scorners he is scornful,

but to the humble he shows favor.

35 The wise will inherit honor,

but stubborn fools, disgrace.

27 Do not withhold good from its owner

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

28 Do not say to your neighbor,

“Go and return and tomorrow I will give it,”

when it is with you.

29 Do not plot harm against your neighbor

who dwells in confidence beside you.

30 Do not quarrel with anyone without cause,

when he did not do you harm.

31 Do not envy a man of violence,

and do not choose any of his ways,

32 for he who is perverse is an abomination of Yahweh,

but those who are upright are his confidence.

33 The curse of Yahweh is on the house of the wicked,

and the abode of the righteous ones he blesses.

34 With those who scorn, he is scornful,

but to those who are humble, he gives favor.

35 They will inherit the honor of the wise,

but stubborn fools, disgrace.

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

Don’t hold it back when you can help.

28 Suppose you have something to give.

Don’t say to your neighbor,

“Come back later.

I’ll give it to you tomorrow.”

29 Don’t plan to harm your neighbor.

He lives near you and trusts you.

30 Don’t bring charges against a man without any reason.

He has not harmed you.

31 Don’t be jealous of a man who hurts others.

Don’t choose any of his ways.

32 The Lord really hates sinful people.

But he makes honest people his closest friends.

33 The Lord puts a curse on the houses of sinners.

But he blesses the homes of those who do what is right.

34 He laughs at proud people who make fun of others.

But he gives grace to those who are not proud.

35 Wise people receive honor.

But the Lord puts foolish people to shame.

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

When it is in your power to do it.

28 Do not say to your neighbor, “Go, and come back,

And tomorrow I will give it,”

When you have it with you.

29 Do not devise harm against your neighbor,

While he lives securely beside you.

30 Do not contend with a man without cause,

If he has done you no harm.

31 Do not envy a man of violence

And do not choose any of his ways.

32 For the devious are an abomination to the Lord;

But He is intimate with the upright.

33 The curse of the Lord is on the house of the wicked,

But He blesses the dwelling of the righteous.

34 Though He scoffs at the scoffers,

Yet He gives grace to the afflicted.

35 The wise will inherit honor,

But fools display dishonor.