Proverbs 28:27 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

²⁷ He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: But he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁷ He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: But he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁷ He who gives to the poor will not want, but he who hides his eyes [from their want] will have many a curse. [Deut. 15:7; Prov. 19:17; 22:9.]

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁷ He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack; But he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.

Common English Bible

²⁷ Those who give to the poor will lack nothing, but those who turn a blind eye will be greatly cursed.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁷ Whoever gives to the poor shall not be in need. Whoever despises his petition will suffer scarcity.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²⁷ He that giveth to the poor, shall not want: he that despiseth his entreaty, shall suffer indigence.

Proverbs 28:27 Cross References

Proverbs 11:24

There is that scattereth, and increaseth yet more; And there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth only to want.

Proverbs 11:25

The liberal soul shall be made fat: And he that watereth shall be watered also himself.

Proverbs 11:26

He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him: But blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.

Proverbs 19:17

He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD, And his good deed will he pay him again.

Proverbs 22:9

He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; For he giveth of his bread to the poor.

Proverbs 24:24

He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous; Peoples shall curse him, nations shall abhor him:

Proverbs 28:28

When the wicked rise, men hide themselves: But when they perish, the righteous increase.

Isaiah 1:15

And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.

Deuteronomy 15:10

Thou shalt surely give him, and thine heart shall not be grieved when thou givest unto him: because that for this thing the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all thy work, and in all that thou puttest thine hand unto.

Deuteronomy 15:7

If there be with thee a poor man, one of thy brethren, within any of thy gates in thy land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother:

Hebrews 13:16

But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.