Proverbs 11:27
He who diligently seeks good seeks favour, but he who searches after evil, it shall come to him.
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26People curse someone who withholds grain, but blessing will be on the head of him who sells it.
28He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf.
Cross References
Esther 7:10So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the king’s wrath was pacified.
Psalms 9:15The nations have sunk down in the pit that they made. In the net which they hid, their own foot is taken.
Psalms 57:6They have prepared a net for my steps. My soul is bowed down. They dig a pit before me. They fall into the middle of it themselves. Selah.
Proverbs 22:9He who has a generous eye will be blessed, for he shares his food with 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 →