28Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbour, neither rob him: the wages of him that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.
And if the man be poor, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge: …
Now therefore perform the doing of it; that as there was a readiness to will, so there may be a performance also out of that which ye have.
Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.
In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 27-35)True wisdom consists in the due discharge of our duty towards man, as well as towards God, in honesty as well as piety, and therefore we have here divers excellent precepts of wisdom which relate to our neighbour. I. We must render to all their due, both in justice and charity, and not delay to do it ( Prov. 3:27 , 28 ): “ Withhold not good from those to whom it is due (either for want of love to…
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