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Proverbs 3:28

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

KJV

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

Vulgate

μὴ εἴπῃς Ἐπανελθὼν ἐπάνηκε, αὔριον δώσω, δυνατοῦ σου ὄντος εὖ ποιεῖν· οὐ γὰρ οἶδας τί τέξεται ἡ ἐπιοῦσα.

LXX

Say not unto thy neighbor, Go, and come again, And to-morrow I will give; When thou hast it by thee.

ASV

אַל תֹּ֘אמַ֤ר ל/רעי/ך לְ/רֵֽעֲ/ךָ֨ לֵ֣ךְ וָ֭/שׁוּב וּ/מָחָ֥ר אֶתֵּ֗ן וְ/יֵ֣שׁ אִתָּֽ/ךְ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

9 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶת
't
preposition · 883×
אַל
'l
preposition · 720×
הוּ
hv
noun · 186×
יֶשׁ
ysh
pronoun · 137×
יֵּ֥לֶךְ
ylk
verb · 1038×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
ם
m
verb · 1995×
מָחָר֙
mchr
noun · 52×
שׁ֣וּב
shvb
verb · 1058×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Is it fitting for God to become incarnate? Was it necessary for the restoration of the human race? If there had been no sin, would God have become incarnate? Did He become incarnate to take away original sin rather than actual? Was it fitting for God to become incarnate from the beginning of the world? Should His Incarnation have been deferred to the end of the world? Article 1…

Cross-references

  • 1Tim 6:18 — That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate;
  • 2Cor 8:11 — 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.
  • 2Cor 9:3 — Yet have I sent the brethren, lest our boasting of you should be in vain in this behalf; that, as I said, ye may be ready:
  • Deut 24:12 — And if the man be poor, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge:
  • Eccl 9:10 — 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.
  • Eccl 11:6 — 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.
  • Lev 19:13 — 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.