Proverbs 3:27 (GNV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Proverbs 3:25 Thou shalt not feare for any sudden feare, neither for the destruction of the wicked, when it commeth.

Proverbs 3:26 For the Lord shall be for thine assurance, and shall preserue thy foote from taking.

Proverbs 3:27 Withhold not the good from the owners thereof, though there be power in thine hand to doe it.

Proverbs 3:28 Say not vnto thy neighbour, Go and come againe, and to morow wil I giue thee, if thou now haue it.

Proverbs 3:29 Intend none hurt against thy neighbour, seeing he doeth dwell without feare by thee.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "withhold", "good", "owners", "thereof", "though", "power", "thine", and "hand". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "withhold" and "good", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 26's "For the Lord shall be for thine..." into verse 28's "Say not vnto thy neighbour Go and...", so "withhold" and "good" belong inside that flow. In Proverbs context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "withhold" and "good" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.