Do not tell your neighbor, “Come back tomorrow and I will provide”—when you already have the means.
Render what is due without delay or excuse. If you have it in your hand today, do not put off your neighbor until tomorrow, pretending convenience will come; you are not certain you will live to see tomorrow, and delay shows you love money more than justice and mercy.
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Commenting on Proverbs 3:27-35
Refuse nothing good to him who deserves it when you have the power to do it. The text forbids withholding what is legally or morally due; the phrase 'within your power' means you possess both the means and the ability. To delay with empty promises is itself a refusal.
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Commenting on Proverbs 3:27-28
Never put off the poor man or your creditor with 'come tomorrow', you cannot know you will see tomorrow, nor that your substance will remain in your hand. While he waits, he may perish for want. Give at once when you have it.
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