Proverbs 11:27
He that diligently searcheth after good seeketh favor; but if one inquireth after evil, it will come unto him.
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Esther 7:10So they hanged Haman on the gallows which he had prepared for Mordecai, and the fury of the king was appeased.
Psalms 9:15(9:16) Sunk are nations in the ditch that they have prepared: in this net which they had laid in secret is their own foot caught.
Psalms 57:6(57:7) A net have they prepared for my steps; my soul hath been bent down; they have dug before me a pit; they are fallen into the midst thereof. Selah.
Proverbs 22:9A man of a benevolent eye will indeed be blessed; for he giveth 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 →