Proverbs 11:26
He that keepeth back corn, the populace will curse him, but there is, a blessing, for the head of him that selleth.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
25The liberal soul, shall be enriched, and, he that refresheth, shall himself also be refreshed.
Cross References
Genesis 47:14So Joseph gathered up all the silver that was found in the land of Egypt. and in the land of Canaan, for the corn which, they, were buying,—and Joseph brought the silver into the house of Pharaoh.
Proverbs 10:6Blessings, are for the head of the righteous man, but, the mouth of the lawless, covereth up wrong.
Proverbs 28:27One who giveth to the poor, shall have no want, but, he that hideth his eyes, shall receive many a curse.
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 →