Proverbs 28:27

In 11 translations

BSB

Whoever gives to the poor will not be in need, but he who hides his eyes will receive many curses.

KJV

He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.

WEB

One who gives to the poor has no lack; but one who closes his eyes will have many curses.

ASV

He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack; But he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.

LSV

Whoever is giving to the poor has no lack, || And whoever is hiding his eyes multiplied curses.

YLT

Whoso is giving to the poor hath no lack, And whoso is hiding his eyes multiplied curses.

DBY

He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack; but he that withdraweth his eyes shall have many a curse.

DRC

He that giveth to the poor, shall not want: he that despiseth his entreaty, shall suffer indigence.

GNV

He that giueth vnto the poore, shall not lacke: but he that hideth his eyes, shall haue many curses.

JPS

He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack; but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.

LXXE

He that gives to the poor shall not be in want: but he that turns away his eye from him shall be in great distress.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC

נוֹתֵ֣ן לָ֭רָשׁ אֵ֣ין מַחְס֑וֹר וּמַעְלִ֥ים עֵ֝ינָ֗יו רַב־מְאֵרֽוֹת׃

LXX-Br

Ὃς δίδωσι πτωχοῖς οὐκ ἐνδεηθήσεται, ὃς δὲ ἀποστρέφει τὸν ὀφθαλμὸν αὐτοῦ ἐν πολλῇ ἀπορίᾳ ἔσται.

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Cross-references most cited first

• Proverbs 19:17Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender.
• Deuteronomy 15:7If there is a poor man among your brothers within any of the gates in the land that the LORD your God is giving you, then you are not to harden your heart or shut your hand from your poor brother.
• Psalms 41:1–3Blessed is the one who cares for the poor; the LORD will deliver him in the day of trouble. The LORD will protect and preserve him; He will bless him in the land and refuse to surrender him to the will of his foes. The…
• Proverbs 11:24One gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds what is right, only to become poor.
• Psalms 112:5–9It is well with the man who is generous and lends freely, whose affairs are guided by justice. Surely he will never be shaken; the righteous man will be remembered forever. He does not fear bad news; his heart is…
• Deuteronomy 15:10Give generously to him, and do not let your heart be grieved when you do so. And because of this the LORD your God will bless you in all your work and in everything to which you put your hand.
• 2 Corinthians 9:6–11Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For…
• Proverbs 22:9A generous man will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor.
• Hebrews 13:16And do not neglect to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.
• Proverbs 11:26The people will curse the hoarder of grain, but blessing will crown the one who sells it.
• Isaiah 1:15When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; even though you multiply your prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are covered with blood.
• Proverbs 24:24Whoever tells the guilty, “You are innocent”— peoples will curse him, and nations will denounce him;

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