Proverbs 11:26

People curse the man who refuses to sell grain, 1 but good gifts crown the head of him who sells it. 1

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He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.

In Context

25The generous person will prosper 1 and the one who gives water to others will have water for himself. 1

27The one who diligently seeks good is also seeking favor, 1 but the one who searches for evil will find it. 1

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Cross References

Genesis 47:14Joseph gathered all the money that was in the land of Egypt and in the land of Canaan, by selling grain to the inhabitants. Then Joseph brought the money to Pharaoh's palace.

Proverbs 10:6Gifts from God are upon the head of the righteous person, 1 but the mouth of the wicked covers up violence. 1

Proverbs 28:27The one who gives to the poor will lack nothing, 1 but whoever closes his eyes to them will receive many curses. 1

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 →

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