Proverbs 3:27 (YLT)

Passage

Withhold not good from its owners, When thy hand <FI>is<Fi> toward God to do <FI>it<Fi> .

Nearby Context

Proverbs 3:25 Be not afraid of sudden fear, And of the desolation of the wicked when it cometh.

Proverbs 3:26 For Jehovah is at thy side, And He hath kept thy foot from capture.

Proverbs 3:27 Withhold not good from its owners, When thy hand <FI>is<Fi> toward God to do <FI>it<Fi> .

Proverbs 3:28 Say not thou to thy friend, `Go, and return, and to-morrow I give,' And substance with thee.

Proverbs 3:29 Devise not against thy neighbour evil, And he sitting confidently with thee.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "withhold", "good", "owners", "hand", and "toward". 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 Jehovah is at thy side And..." into verse 28's "Say not thou to thy friend Go...", 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.