Proverbs 11:27
שֹׁחֵֽר טוֹב יְבַקֵּשׁ רָצוֹן וְדֹרֵשׁ רָעָה תְבוֹאֶֽנּוּ ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
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In Context
26מֹנֵֽעַ בָּר יִקְּבֻהוּ לְאוֹם וּבְרָכָה לְרֹאשׁ מַשְׁבִּֽיר ׃
28בּוֹטֵחַ בְּעָשְׁרוֹ הוּא יִפֹּל וְכֶעָלֶה צַדִּיקִים יִפְרָֽחוּ ׃
Cross References
Esther 7:10וַיִּתְלוּ אֶת ־ הָמָן עַל ־ הָעֵץ אֲשֶׁר ־ הֵכִין לְמָרְדֳּכָי וַחֲמַת הַמֶּלֶךְ שָׁכָֽכָה ׃ פ
Psalms 9:15לְמַעַן אֲסַפְּרָה כָּֽל ־ תְּהִלָּתֶיךָ בְּשַֽׁעֲרֵי בַת ־ צִיּוֹן אָגִילָה בִּישׁוּעָתֶֽךָ ׃
Psalms 57:6רוּמָה עַל ־ הַשָּׁמַיִם אֱלֹהִים עַל כָּל ־ הָאָרֶץ כְּבוֹדֶֽךָ ׃
Proverbs 22:9טֽוֹב ־ עַיִן הוּא יְבֹרָךְ כִּֽי ־ נָתַן מִלַּחְמוֹ לַדָּֽל ׃
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 →