Parallel Verses
Amplified
Do not say to your neighbor, “Go, and come back,
And tomorrow I will give it,”
When you have it with you.
New American Standard Bible
And tomorrow I will give it,”
When you have it with you.
King James Version
Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee.
Holman Bible
I’ll give it tomorrow”—when it is there with you.
International Standard Version
Do not say to your neighbor, "Go, and come back. I will pay you tomorrow," when you have cash with you.
A Conservative Version
Do not say to thy neighbor, Go, and come again, and tomorrow I will give, when thou have it by thee.
American Standard Version
Say not unto thy neighbor, Go, and come again, And to-morrow I will give; When thou hast it by thee.
Bible in Basic English
Say not to your neighbour, Go, and come again, and tomorrow I will give; when you have it by you at the time.
Darby Translation
Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to-morrow I will give, when thou hast it by thee.
Julia Smith Translation
Thou shalt not say to thy neighbor, Go, and turn back, and to-morrow I will give; and there is with thee.
King James 2000
Say not unto your neighbor, Go, and come again, and tomorrow I will give; when you have it with you.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Do not say to your neighbor, "Go and return and tomorrow I will give [it]," {when it is with you}.
Modern King James verseion
Do not say to your neighbor, Go and come back again, and tomorrow I will give; when you have it beside you:
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Say not unto thy neighbour, "Go thy way and come again, tomorrow will I give thee"
NET Bible
Do not say to your neighbor, "Go! Return tomorrow and I will give it," when you have it with you at the time.
New Heart English Bible
Do not say to your neighbor, "Go, and come again; tomorrow I will give it to you," when you have it by you.
The Emphasized Bible
Do not say to thy neighbour, Go and come again, and to-morrow I will give, when thou hast it by thee.
Webster
Say not to thy neighbor, Go, and come again, and to-morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee.
World English Bible
Don't say to your neighbor, "Go, and come again; tomorrow I will give it to you," when you have it by you.
Youngs Literal Translation
Say not thou to thy friend, 'Go, and return, and to-morrow I give,' And substance with thee.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 3:28
Verse Info
Context Readings
Role Of Wisdom In Creation And Society
27
When it is in your power to do it.
Do not say to your neighbor, “Go, and come back,
And tomorrow I will give it,”
When you have it with you.
Do not devise evil against your neighbor,
Who lives securely beside you.
Cross References
Leviticus 19:13
‘You shall not oppress or exploit your neighbor, nor rob him. You shall not withhold the wages of a hired man overnight until morning.
Deuteronomy 24:12-15
If the man is poor, you shall not keep his
Proverbs 27:1
For you do not know what a day may bring.
Ecclesiastes 9:10
Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might; for there is no activity or planning or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead) where you are going.
Ecclesiastes 11:6
Sow your seed in the morning and do not be idle with your hands in the evening, for you do not know whether morning or evening planting will succeed, whether this or that, or whether both alike will be good.
2 Corinthians 8:11
So now finish this, so that your eagerness in desiring it may be equaled by your completion of it, according to your ability.
2 Corinthians 9:3
Still, I am sending the brothers [on to you], so that our pride in you may not be an empty boast in this case, and so that you may be prepared, just as I told them you would be;
1 Timothy 6:18
Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous, willing to share [with others].