Proverbs 11:27
He, who earnestly seeketh good, seeketh favor; But he that seeketh mischief, it shall come upon him.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
28He who trusteth in his riches shall fall; But the righteous shall flourish as a leaf.
Cross References
Psalms 9:15The nations have sunk into the pit which they made; In the net, which they hid, is their own foot taken.
Psalms 57:6They have prepared a net for my steps; My soul is bowed down; They have digged a pit before me, But into it they have themselves fallen.
Proverbs 22:9He who hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed, Because 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 →