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Proverbs 3:28

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Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee.
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  1. Leviticus 19:13Rank 1 from verse 28
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    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.

  2. Deuteronomy 24:12–15Rank 2 from verse 28
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    12And if the man be poor, thou shalt not sleep with his pledge:

    13In any case thou shalt deliver him the pledge again when the sun goeth down, that he may sleep in his own raiment, and bless thee: and it shall be righteousness unto thee before the Lord thy God.

    14¶ Thou shalt not oppress an hired servant that is poor and needy, whether he be of thy brethren, or of thy strangers that are in thy land within thy gates:

    15At his day thou shalt give him his hire, neither shall the sun go down upon it; for he is poor, and setteth his heart upon it: lest he cry against thee unto the Lord, and it be sin unto thee.

  3. 2 Corinthians 8:11Rank 3 from verse 28
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    11Now 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.

  4. Ecclesiastes 9:10Rank 4 from verse 28
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    10Whatsoever 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.

  5. 1 Timothy 6:18Rank 5 from verse 28
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    18That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate;

  6. Ecclesiastes 11:6Rank 6 from verse 28
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    6In 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.

  7. 2 Corinthians 9:3Rank 7 from verse 28
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    3Yet 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:

  8. Proverbs 27:1Rank 8 from verse 28
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    1BOAST not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.

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Proverbs 3:28

COMBINED MEANING

say

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Sense 1: To speak, declare, tell, or express. Sense 2: What is said.

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again

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Another time; once more; back to a former place or condition; or in return.

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morrow

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The next day or the time following the present day, and by extension a coming or future time.

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thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

hast

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Sense 1: Have: possess, hold, receive, or experience. Sense 2: Used as an auxiliary verb.

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3:27¶ Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it.

3:28Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee.

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3:29Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.

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