Proverbs 11:26
Him that keepeth back corn the people curse; But blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
25The bountiful man shall be enriched, And he that watereth shall himself be watered.
27He, who earnestly seeketh good, seeketh favor; But he that seeketh mischief, it shall come upon him.
Cross References
Proverbs 10:6Blessings are upon the head of the just; But the mouth of the wicked concealeth violence.
Proverbs 28:27He who giveth to the poor shall not want; But he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.
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 →