The Blessings of Wisdom

Proverbs 3:28

In 11 translations

BSB: Do not tell your neighbor, “Come back tomorrow and I will provide”— when you already have the means.
KJV: Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee.
WEB: Don’t say to your neighbor, “Go, and come again; tomorrow I will give it to you,” when you have it by you.
ASV: Say not unto thy neighbor, Go, and come again, And to-morrow I will give; When thou hast it by thee.
LSV: Do not say to your friend, || “Go, and return, and tomorrow I give,” || When substance [is] with you.
YLT: Say not thou to thy friend, 'Go, and return, and to-morrow I give,' And substance with thee.
DBY: Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to-morrow I will give, when thou hast it by thee.
DRC: Say not to thy friend: Go, and come again: and tomorrow I will give to thee: when thou canst give at present.
GNV: Say not vnto thy neighbour, Go and come againe, and to morow wil I giue thee, if thou now haue it.
JPS: Say not unto thy neighbour: 'Go, and come again, and to-morrow I will give'; when thou hast it by thee.
LXXE: Say not, Come back another time, to-morrow I will give; while thou art able to do him good: for thou knowest not what the next day will bring forth.

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Written (Ketiv): לְרֵעֶיךָ (“to neighbors your”). Read aloud (Qere): לְרֵֽעֲךָ֨ (“to neighbor your”) — the form shown in the word-by-word reader.

Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)

Leningrad Codex reads לְרֵֽעֲיךָ֨׀; read aloud (Qere) reads לְרֵֽעֲךָ֨ (“to neighbor your”).

Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.

Original-language editions

WLC: אַל־תֹּ֘אמַ֤ר לרעיך ׀ לֵ֣ךְ וָ֭שׁוּב וּמָחָ֥ר אֶתֵּ֗ן וְיֵ֣שׁ אִתָּֽךְ׃Read aloud as (qere): לְרֵֽעֲךָ֨
LXX-Br: Μὴ εἴπῃς, ἐπανελθὼν ἐπάνηκε, αὔριον δώσω, δυνατοῦ σου ὄντος εὖ ποιεῖν· οὐ γὰρ οἶδας τί τέξεται ἡ ἐπιοῦσα.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

Knowledge Neighbor Young Men Dishonesty Beneficence Hezekiah (2)Wisdom

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

Leviticus 19:13You must not defraud your neighbor or rob him. You must not withhold until morning the wages due a hired hand.
Deuteronomy 24:12–15If he is a poor man, you must not go to sleep with the security in your possession; be sure to return it to him by sunset, so that he may sleep in his own cloak and bless you, and this will be credited to you as…
2 Corinthians 8:11Now finish the work, so that you may complete it just as eagerly as you began, according to your means.
Ecclesiastes 9:10Whatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might, for in Sheol, where you are going, there is no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.
1 Timothy 6:18Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, and to be generous and ready to share,
Ecclesiastes 11:6Sow your seed in the morning, and do not rest your hands in the evening, for you do not know which will succeed, whether this or that, or if both will equally prosper.
2 Corinthians 9:3But I am sending the brothers in order that our boasting about you in this matter should not prove empty, but that you will be prepared, just as I said.
Proverbs 27:1Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.

From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).