Proverbs 11:27
The 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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28Those who trust in their riches will fall, 1 but like the leaf, righteous people will flourish. 1
Cross References
Esther 7:10So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the king's rage died down.
Psalms 9:15The nations have sunk down into the pit that they made; 1 their feet are caught in the net that they hid. 1
Psalms 57:6They spread out a net for my feet; 1 I was distressed. 1 They dug a pit in front of me. 1 They themselves have fallen into the middle of it! Selah 1
Proverbs 22:9The one who has a generous eye will be blessed, 1 for he shares his bread with the poor. 1
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 →