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Proverbs 3:27

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Proverbs 3:27

27¶ Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it.

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Proverbs 3:27

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

Withhold

To hold back, restrain, keep from giving, or refuse.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

good

That which is right, beneficial, pleasing, useful, or morally upright.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

power

Ability, strength, authority, dominion, or the right and capacity to act.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

hand

The part of the body at the end of the arm; figuratively, power, possession, aid, or agency.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

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  1. Galatians 6:10
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  2. James 2:15–16
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  3. Romans 13:7
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  4. James 5:4
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  5. Genesis 31:29
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