Proverbs 11:27
Well doth he rise early who seeketh good things; but he that seeketh after evil things shall be oppressed by them.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
28He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the just shall spring up as a green leaf.
Cross References
Esther 7:10So Aman was hanged on the gibbet, which he had prepared for Mardochai: and the king's wrath ceased.
Psalms 9:15Thou that liftest me up from the gates of death, that I may declare all thy praises in the gates of the daughter of Sion.
Psalms 57:6Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens, and thy glory above all the earth.
Proverbs 22:9He that is inclined to mercy shall be blessed: for of his bread he hath given to the poor. He that maketh presents shall purchase victory and honour: but he carrieth away the souls of the receivers.
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 →