Proverbs 11:27
He who, with all his heart, goes after what is good is searching for grace; but he who is looking for trouble will get it.
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Esther 7:10So Haman was put to death by hanging him on the pillar he had made for Mordecai. Then the king's wrath became less.
Psalms 9:15\9:14\So that I may make clear all your praise in the house of the daughter of Zion: I will be glad because of your salvation.
Psalms 57:6\57:5\O God, be lifted up higher than the heavens; let your glory be over all the earth.
Proverbs 22:9He who is kind will have a blessing, for he gives of his bread to the poor.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 11:27
26 He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it. See here, 1. What use we are to make of the gifts of God's bounty; we must not hoard them up merely for our own advantage, that we may be enriched by them, but we must bring them forth for the benefit of others, that they may be supported and maintained by them. It is a sin, when corn is dear and scarce, to withhold it, in hopes that it will still grow dearer, so to keep up and advance the market,… Read the whole commentary →