Proverbs 11:24
Some distribute their own goods, and they become wealthier. Others seize what is not their own, and they are always in need.
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In Context
23The desire of the just is entirely good. The anticipation of the impious is fury.
25The soul that blesses shall be made fat. And whoever inebriates will likewise be inebriated himself.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 15:10Instead, you shall give to him. Neither shall you do anything craftily while assisting him in his needs, so that the Lord your God may bless you, at all times and in all things to which you will put your hand.
Psalms 112:9He causes a barren woman to live in a house, as the joyful mother of sons.
Proverbs 19:17Whoever is merciful to the poor lends to the Lord. And he will repay him for his efforts.
Ecclesiastes 11:1Cast your bread over running waters. For, after a long time, you shall find it again.
Haggai 1:6You sowed much and have brought in little. You consumed and have not been satisfied. You drank and have not been inebriated. You covered yourselves and have not been warmed. And whoever gathered wages, has put them in a bag with holes.
Haggai 2:16And now, consider in your hearts, from this day and beyond, before stone may be placed upon stone in the temple of the Lord:
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 11:24
23 The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath. This tells us what the desire and expectation of the righteous and of the wicked are and how they will prove, what they would have and what they shall have. 1. The righteous would have good, only good; all they desire is that it may go well with all about them; they wish no hurt to any, but happiness to all; as to themselves, their desire is not to gratify any evil lust, but to obtain the favour of a good God and to preserve… Read the whole commentary →