He That Gives to the Poor - Proverbs 28:27

In the book of Proverbs Solomon said, “He that trusts in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walks wisely, he shall be delivered”, and in chapter twenty-eight and verse twenty-seven of Proverbs Solomon said, “he that gives unto the poor shall not lack” where we read,

He that gives to the poor shall not lack:

but he that hides his eyes shall have many a curse.

The verse begins, “He that gives to the poor shall not lack:” Solomon began with the words, “he that gives” or “he, the person whether male or female, who bestows, consecrates, dedicates, entrusts and delivers” “to the poor” which means “toward people who are impoverished, in want, in need and destitute” “shall not lack” or “will in no way or manner be in want or need”. Solomon said the person who bestows and delivers to people who are impoverished will not in any way be in need themselves. 

The verse continues, “but he that hides his eyes shall have many a curse.” Solomon added the words, “but he that hides his eyes” or “however, nonetheless, notwithstanding and moreover he, the person whether male or female, who conceals and makes secret their physical eyes or mental and spiritual faculties” “shall have many a curse” which means “will experience numerous, abounding and a multitude of maledictions, imprecations and anathemas”. Solomon said the person who conceals their physical eyes and mental faculties from giving to the poor will experience numerous imprecations themselves. 

When we think through the words in this verse, we learn through Solomon how giving to people who are impoverished has a reciprocal benefit to those who give, however, so does concealing our vision from those who are in need. God loves. God gives, and God wants us to be like Him. We are all impoverished spiritually because we have sin in our lives which keeps us separated from a personal relationship with Him. “God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him, should not perish, but have everlasting life.” (See John 3:16) Jesus came into the world to die on the cross for our sins, and when we surrender our lives to Him, He will forgive our sins, grant us eternal life and put within us an awareness of those who are impoverished and give us the ability to attend to their needs. 

Next time Solomon says, “when the wicked rise, men hide themselves”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

Until tomorrow…there is more…

See more devotionals on the website "thewordfortodaywithray.com" or look for the daily devotional book “Equipped for Battle – From Generation to Generation”, the marriage book “So, You Want to Be Married”, “One Year in the Sermon on the Mount” and the new poetry book "Random Mushrooms Volumes I and II" and the new novel "Elizabeth County" in all major bookstore sites, http://www.amazon.com ; http://www.barnesandnobles.com ; download to e-books, and find it locally at www.mrzlc.com/bookstore. All references are from "Strongs Concordance".