Proverbs 3:28-30

New International Reader's Version

²⁸Suppose you already have something to give.
Don’t say to your neighbor,
“Come back tomorrow.
I’ll give it to you then.”

²⁹Don’t plan to harm your neighbor.
He lives near you and trusts you.
³⁰Don’t bring charges against anyone for no reason.
They have not harmed you.

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Proverbs 3:28-30

New International Version

²⁸Do not say to your neighbor,
    “Come back tomorrow and I’ll give it to you”—
    when you already have it with you.^(A)
²⁹Do not plot harm against your neighbor,
    who lives trustfully near you.^(B)
³⁰Do not accuse anyone for no reason—
    when they have done you no harm.

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Proverbs 3:28-30

New King James Version

²⁸^(A)Do not say to your neighbor,
“Go, and come back,
And tomorrow I will give it,”
When you have it with you.
²⁹Do not devise evil against your neighbor,
For he dwells by you for safety’s sake.
³⁰^(B)Do not strive with a man without cause,
If he has done you no harm.

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Proverbs 3:28-30

English Standard Version

²⁸^(A)Do not say to your neighbor, “Go, and come again,
    tomorrow I will give it”—when you have it with you.
²⁹^(B)Do not plan evil against your neighbor,
    who ^(C)dwells trustingly beside you.
³⁰^(D)Do not contend with a man for no reason,
    when he has done you no harm.