The Nugget:
Pro 28:27 He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse. (KJV)
Pro 28:27 He that gives to the poor shall not be in want: but he that turns away his eye from him shall be in great distress. (LXX. Brenton translation)
Pro 28:27 He who gives to the poor will never be in need, but great curses will be on him who gives no attention to them. (BBE, Bible in Basic English)
Pro 28:27 Give to the poor and you will never be in need. If you close your eyes to the poor, many people will curse you. (GNB, Good News Bible)
Pro 28:27 Whoever gives to the poor lacks nothing. Whoever ignores the poor receives many curses. (GW, God’s Word translation)
Pro 28:27 Whoever gives to the poor will have plenty. Whoever refuses to help them will get nothing but curses. (ERV, Easy to Read Version)
Pro 28:27 Giving to the poor will keep you from poverty, but if you close your eyes to their needs, everyone will curse you. (CEV, Contemporary English Version)
My Comment:
I happened upon this verse during a recent evening home Bible study, something my wife and I do each evening. We encountered a mistake in the references given for the key words that giveth unto the poor where the reference to Ezekiel 18:10 in The Ultimate Cross Reference Treasury should read Ezekiel 18:16. I will correct this mistake in the references as given below and further expand the references given for this verse at the same time.
When reading the individual proverbs collected in the book of Proverbs it is important to remember that these are statements of great wisdom that are generally true, but not absolute promises applicable to every case. Nevertheless, it is a good idea to read the book of Proverbs daily, one chapter a day. Read the chapter that corresponds to each day’s date. That way you will read the book of Proverbs through once a month. That was the advice I received as a high school student from my high school Sunday school teachers Dean Sawdon and John Boyko many years ago at the Highland Park Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan, then located at 25 Ford Avenue, Highland Park, Michigan. I for many years followed that advice.
To dig deeper into Proverbs 28:27, read the corrected and expanded cross references for this verse as newly prepared for The Ultimate Cross Reference Treasury:
Proverbs 28:27
that giveth unto the poor. Pro 14:21; Pro 17:5; Pro 19:17; Pro 22:9, Deut 15:7; Deut 15:8; Deut 15:10, Psa 41:1, 2, 3; Psa 112:5, 6, 7, 8, 9, Isa 58:7, Ezk 18:7; Ezk 18:16, Mat 10:8, *Mat 10:42, *Luk 14:13, 2Co 9:6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, Gal 2:10, *Heb 6:10, Heb 13:16.
shall not lack. Pro 11:24, Pro 11:25, Deut 15:4, Isa 58:10, *Luk 6:38, 2Co 8:10, 2Co 9:6, +*2Co 9:8, 2Co 9:9, 2Co 9:10.
hideth his eyes. Pro 21:13, Pro 29:7, Deut 22:1, 1Sa 12:3, Psa 27:9, Psa 69:17, *Isa 1:15; Isa 58:7.
shall have many a curse. Pro 6:11, Pro 11:24, 25, 26; Pro 24:24; Pro 30:10, Deut 28:20, Ecc 5:13, Mat 25:41, 42, 43, 44, 45, Jas 2:13, 1Jn 3:17.