Proverbs 11:27
He who searches out good finds favor, but evil will come to him who seeks it.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
26The people will curse the hoarder of grain, but blessing will crown the one who sells it.
28He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like foliage.
Cross References
Esther 7:10So they hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the fury of the king subsided.
Psalms 9:15The nations have fallen into a pit of their making; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.
Psalms 57:6They spread a net for my feet; my soul was despondent. They dug a pit before me, but they themselves have fallen into it! Selah
Proverbs 22:9A generous man will be blessed, for he shares his bread with 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 →