Proverbs 3:28

Modern

Do not tell your neighbor, “Come back tomorrow and I will provide”—when you already have the means.

Traditional

Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee.

Literal

You must not say to your neighbor, “Go and return, and tomorrow I will give”—and it is with you.

Latin

Ne dicas amico tuo: Vade, et revertere: cras dabo tibi: cum statim possis dare.

Hebrew

English

Do not tell your neighbor, “Come back tomorrow and I will provide”—when you already have the means.

A wise person is a kind and helpful neighbor. Proverbs strongly emphasizes helping those in financial need (Proverbs 11:24; 28:27; 29:7, 14).

Leviticus 19:13
You must not defraud your neighbor or rob him. You must not withhold until morning the wages due a hired hand.
Deuteronomy 24:12–15
If he is a poor man, you must not go to sleep with the security in your possession;
2 Corinthians 8:11
Now finish the work, so that you may complete it with the same eager desire, according to your means.
Ecclesiastes 9:10
Whatever 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 6:18
Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, and to be generous and ready to share,
Ecclesiastes 11:6
Sow 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 9:3
But 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 27:1
Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.