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Don`t withhold good from those to whom it is due, When it is in the power of your hand to do it.
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Stewardship, Not Ownership
Commentators unanimously explain that this verse reframes our perspective on possessions. The "good" we have is not truly our own; we are merely stewards of God's resources. The poor and needy have a rightful claim—it is "due" to them—because God has entrusted wealth to us for the purpose of doing good. To withhold it is a breach of trust.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
A marked change in style. The continuous exhortation is replaced by a series of maxims.
From them to whom it is due – litera…
19th Century
Anglican
(f) Sixth Discourse: — Exhortation to Charity, Peace, Contentment (Proverbs 3:27–35).
Them to whom…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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