Proverbs 3:27–28

Proverbs 3:27–31

Don’t withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in the power of your hand to do it. Don’t say to your neighbor, “Go, and come again; tomorrow I will give it to you,” when you have it by you. Don’t devise evil against your neighbor, since he dwells securely by you. Don’t strive with a man without cause, if he has done you no harm. Don’t envy the man of violence. Choose none of his ways.

Context note · editorial

This counsel makes goodness concrete: give timely help when it is within your power. An unclear next step can sometimes begin with a nearby person's need.