Proverbs 11:26

He that hideth up corn, shall be cursed among the people: but a blessing upon the head of them that sell.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.

In Context

25The soul which blesseth, shall be made fat: and he that inebriateth, shall be inebriated also himself.

27Well doth he rise early who seeketh good things; but he that seeketh after evil things shall be oppressed by them.

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Cross References

Genesis 47:14Out of which he gathered up all the money for the corn which they bought, and brought it into the king's treasure.

Proverbs 10:6The blessing of the Lord is upon the head of the just: but iniquity covereth the mouth of the wicked.

Proverbs 28:27He that giveth to the poor, shall not want: he that despiseth his entreaty, shall suffer indigence.

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 11:26

25 The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself. So backward we are to works of charity, and so ready to think that giving undoes us, that we need to have it very much pressed upon us how much it is for our own advantage to do good to others, as before, v. 17 . 1. We shall have the comfort of it in our own bosoms: The liberal soul, the soul of blessing, that prays for the afflicted and provides for them, that scatters blessings with gracious lips and generous hands, that… Read the whole commentary →

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