Proverbs 11:27
Whoever is earnestly seeking good || Seeks a pleasing thing, || And whoever is seeking evil—it meets him.
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In Context
28Whoever is confident in his wealth falls, || And as a leaf, the righteous flourish.
Cross References
Esther 7:10And they hang Haman on the tree that he had prepared for Mordecai, and the fury of the king has lain down.
Psalms 9:15Nations have sunk in a pit they made, || Their foot has been captured in a net that they hid.
Psalms 57:6They have prepared a net for my steps, || My soul has bowed down, || They have dug a pit before me, || They have fallen into its midst. Selah.
Proverbs 22:9The good of eye—he is blessed, || For he has given 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 →