Berean Standard Bible
“Do not withhold good from the deserving when it is within your power to act.”
Proverbs 3 gathers fatherly advice on trusting God and treating others rightly. Verses 27 to 30 deal with practical neighborliness: paying what is owed, not delaying help, and not plotting harm.
Open Study notes above for the full note.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
Do not withhold good from the deserving when it is within your power to act.
World English Bible (WEB)
Don’t withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in the power of your hand to do it.
King James Version (KJV)
Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, When it is in the power of thy hand to do it.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
Do not keep back good from those who have a right to it, when it is in the power of your hand to do it.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
No detengas el bien de sus dueños, cuando tuvieres poder para hacerlo.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
No te niegues a hacer el bien a quien lo necesita, cuando bien sabes que está en tu mano hacerlo.
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