Proverbs 28:27

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

The one who gives to the poor will not lack, but whoever shuts his eyes to them will receive many curses.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 19:17 : 17 The one who is gracious to the poor lends to the LORD, and the LORD will repay him for his good deed.
  • Prov 22:9 : 9 A generous person will be blessed, for he has given some of his food to the poor.
  • Deut 15:7 : 7 The Spirit of Liberality If a fellow Israelite from one of your villages in the land that the LORD your God is giving you should be poor, you must not harden your heart or be insensitive to his impoverished condition.
  • Ps 41:1-3 : 1 For the music director; a psalm of David. How blessed is the one who treats the poor properly! When trouble comes, may the LORD deliver him. 2 May the LORD protect him and save his life! May he be blessed in the land! Do not turn him over to his enemies! 3 The LORD supports him on his sickbed; you have healed him from his illness.
  • Prov 11:26 : 26 People will curse the one who withholds grain, but they will praise the one who sells it.
  • 2 Cor 9:6-9 : 6 My point is this: The person who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the person who sows generously will also reap generously. 7 Each one of you should give just as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, because God loves a cheerful giver. 8 And God is able to make all grace overflow to you so that because you have enough of everything in every way at all times, you will overflow in every good work. 9 Just as it is written,“He has scattered widely, he has given to the poor; his righteousness remains forever.” 10 Now God who provides seed for the sower and bread for food will provide and multiply your supply of seed and will cause the harvest of your righteousness to grow. 11 You will be enriched in every way so that you may be generous on every occasion, which is producing through us thanksgiving to God,
  • Heb 13:16 : 16 And do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for God is pleased with such sacrifices.
  • Ps 112:5-9 : 5 It goes well for the one who generously lends money, and conducts his business honestly. 6 For he will never be shaken; others will always remember one who is just. 7 He does not fear bad news. He is confident; he trusts in the LORD. 8 His resolve is firm; he will not succumb to fear before he looks in triumph on his enemies. 9 He generously gives to the needy; his integrity endures. He will be vindicated and honored.
  • Prov 11:24 : 24 One person is generous and yet grows more wealthy, but another withholds more than he should and comes to poverty.
  • Deut 15:10 : 10 You must by all means lend to him and not be upset by doing it, for because of this the LORD your God will bless you in all your work and in everything you attempt.
  • Prov 24:24 : 24 The one who says to the guilty,“You are innocent,” peoples will curse him, and nations will denounce him.
  • Isa 1:15 : 15 When you spread out your hands in prayer, I look the other way; when you offer your many prayers, I do not listen, because your hands are covered with blood.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 22:9
    85%

    9A generous person will be blessed, for he has given some of his food to the poor.

  • Prov 28:22
    81%

    22The stingy person hastens after riches and does not know that poverty will overtake him.

  • Prov 22:16
    80%

    16The one who oppresses the poor to increase his own gain and the one who gives to the rich– both end up only in poverty.

  • Prov 19:17
    80%

    17The one who is gracious to the poor lends to the LORD, and the LORD will repay him for his good deed.

  • Prov 21:13
    78%

    13The one who shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too will cry out and will not be answered.

  • Prov 28:8
    78%

    8The one who increases his wealth by increasing interest gathers it for someone who is gracious to the needy.

  • Prov 14:31
    76%

    31The one who oppresses the poor has insulted his Creator, but whoever honors him shows favor to the needy.

  • Prov 28:19-20
    2 verses
    76%

    19The one who works his land will be satisfied with food, but whoever chases daydreams will have his fill of poverty.

    20A faithful person will have an abundance of blessings, but the one who hastens to gain riches will not go unpunished.

  • Prov 13:7-8
    2 verses
    76%

    7There is one who pretends to be rich and yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor and yet possesses great wealth.

    8The ransom of a person’s life is his wealth, thus the poor person has never heard a threat.

  • Ps 41:1
    75%

    1For the music director; a psalm of David. How blessed is the one who treats the poor properly! When trouble comes, may the LORD deliver him.

  • Prov 14:20-21
    2 verses
    75%

    20A poor person will be disliked even by his neighbors, but those who love the rich are many.

    21The one who despises his neighbor sins, but whoever is kind to the needy is blessed.

  • Prov 11:26-28
    3 verses
    75%

    26People will curse the one who withholds grain, but they will praise the one who sells it.

    27The one who diligently seeks good seeks favor, but the one who searches for evil– it will come to him.

    28The one who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.

  • Prov 29:7
    75%

    7The righteous person cares for the legal rights of the poor; the wicked does not understand such knowledge.

  • Prov 28:3
    75%

    3A poor person who oppresses the weak is like a driving rain without food.

  • Deut 15:7-11
    5 verses
    75%

    7The Spirit of Liberality If a fellow Israelite from one of your villages in the land that the LORD your God is giving you should be poor, you must not harden your heart or be insensitive to his impoverished condition.

    8Instead, you must be sure to open your hand to him and generously lend him whatever he needs.

    9Be careful lest you entertain the wicked thought that the seventh year, the year of cancellation of debts, has almost arrived, and your attitude be wrong toward your impoverished fellow Israelite and you do not lend him anything; he will cry out to the LORD against you and you will be regarded as having sinned.

    10You must by all means lend to him and not be upset by doing it, for because of this the LORD your God will bless you in all your work and in everything you attempt.

    11There will never cease to be some poor people in the land; therefore, I am commanding you to make sure you open your hand to your fellow Israelites who are needy and poor in your land.

  • Prov 28:11
    75%

    11A rich person is wise in his own opinion, but a discerning poor person can evaluate him properly.

  • Prov 11:24
    75%

    24One person is generous and yet grows more wealthy, but another withholds more than he should and comes to poverty.

  • Prov 21:26
    75%

    26All day long he has craved greedily, but the righteous gives and does not hold back.

  • Prov 28:6
    74%

    6A poor person who walks in his integrity is better than one who is perverse in his ways even though he is rich.

  • Prov 17:5
    74%

    5The one who mocks the poor has insulted his Creator; whoever rejoices over disaster will not go unpunished.

  • Ps 37:21-22
    2 verses
    74%

    21Evil men borrow, but do not repay their debt, but the godly show compassion and are generous.

    22Surely those favored by the LORD will possess the land, but those rejected by him will be wiped out.

  • Prov 28:28
    74%

    28When the wicked gain control, people hide themselves, but when they perish, the righteous increase.

  • Prov 28:13
    74%

    13The one who covers his transgressions will not prosper, but whoever confesses them and forsakes them will find mercy.

  • Prov 13:23
    73%

    23Abundant food may come from the field of the poor, but it is swept away by injustice.

  • Prov 29:13
    73%

    13The poor person and the oppressor have this in common: the LORD gives light to the eyes of them both.

  • Prov 29:24
    73%

    24Whoever shares with a thief is his own enemy; he hears the oath to testify, but does not talk.

  • Matt 25:29
    72%

    29For the one who has will be given more, and he will have more than enough. But the one who does not have, even what he has will be taken from him.

  • Prov 27:12
    72%

    12A shrewd person saw danger–he hid himself; the naive passed right on by– they had to pay for it.

  • Job 20:10
    72%

    10His sons must recompense the poor; his own hands must return his wealth.

  • Prov 13:18
    72%

    18The one who neglects discipline ends up in poverty and shame, but the one who accepts reproof is honored.

  • Matt 13:12
    72%

    12For whoever has will be given more, and will have an abundance. But whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him.

  • Mark 4:25
    72%

    25For whoever has will be given more, but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him.”

  • Matt 6:4
    72%

    4so that your gift may be in secret. And your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you.

  • 2 Cor 9:6
    72%

    6My point is this: The person who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the person who sows generously will also reap generously.

  • Prov 10:15
    71%

    15The wealth of a rich person is like a fortified city, but the poor are brought to ruin by their poverty.

  • Prov 18:23
    71%

    23A poor person makes supplications, but a rich man answers harshly.

  • Prov 22:3
    71%

    3A shrewd person saw danger and hid himself, but the naive passed on by and paid for it.

  • Prov 3:27
    71%

    27Wisdom Demonstrated in Relationships with People Do not withhold good from those who need it, when you have the ability to help.

  • Deut 27:18
    71%

    18‘Cursed is the one who misleads a blind person on the road.’ Then all the people will say,‘Amen!’