Pro 28:27 | KingComments | STEP | Generosity is rewarded, but indifference is cursed ( ). The presence of the poor in God’s people is a test for the rich. God wants His people to be a giving people, in imitation of Him ( ). Whoever gives will not become poorer, but richer. God will not make him lack, but provide what is needed. That experience is already a great reward. Added to this is the fact that the poor person will pray for the giver and will also be willing to do for him what he can. The contrast, introduced with the word “but”, is the indifferent rich person. “He who shuts his eyes”, or turns away his head, when he sees a poor person, is not open to the need of his neighbor. Every time he turn away his head, he will have “curses”. This man is characterized by it. That he “will have many curses” indicates that he is a seasoned egotist. He does not want to face distress because it costs money or means loss of property. In the end, he will be cursed by God.

‏ Proverbs 28:27

He Who Gives, Has No Lack

Generosity is rewarded, but indifference is cursed (Pro 22:9 ; Pro 11:24-26). The presence of the poor in God’s people is a test for the rich. God wants His people to be a giving people, in imitation of Him (Deu 15:7-11). Whoever gives will not become poorer, but richer. God will not make him lack, but provide what is needed. That experience is already a great reward. Added to this is the fact that the poor person will pray for the giver and will also be willing to do for him what he can.

The contrast, introduced with the word “but”, is the indifferent rich person. “He who shuts his eyes”, or turns away his head, when he sees a poor person, is not open to the need of his neighbor. Every time he turn away his head, he will have “curses”. This man is characterized by it. That he “will have many curses” indicates that he is a seasoned egotist. He does not want to face distress because it costs money or means loss of property. In the end, he will be cursed by God.