Proverbs 11:27
He that devises good counsels seeks good favour: but as for him that seeks after evil, evil shall overtake him.
LXX2012 (British)
In The King James Version
In Context
26May he that hoards corn leave it to the nation: but blessing be on the head of him that gives it.
Cross References
Esther 7:10So Aman was hanged on the gallows that had been prepared for Mardochaeus: and then the king's wrath was appeased.
Psalms 9:15The heathen are caught in the destruction which they planned: in the very snare which they hid is their foot taken. 1
Psalms 57:6God has crushed their teeth in their mouth: God has broken the cheek-teeth of the lions. 1
Proverbs 22:9He that has pity on the poor shall himself be maintained; for he has given of his own bread to the poor. He that gives liberally secures victory an honour; but he takes away the life of them that posses them.
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 →