Proverbs 11:26 · KJV
“He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing {shall be} upon the head of him that selleth {it}.”
— Proverbs 11:26
The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself. {liberal...: Heb. soul of blessing}
He that diligently seeketh good procureth favour: but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him.
Proverbs 11 — Context
There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and {there is} that withholdeth more than is meet, but {it tendeth} to poverty.
25The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself. {liberal...: Heb. soul of blessing}
26He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing {shall be} upon the head of him that selleth {it}.
27He that diligently seeketh good procureth favour: but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him.
28He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.
Cross References
Job 29:13
The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
Genesis 42:6
And Joseph {was} the governor over the land, {and} he {it was} that sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph's brethren came, and bowed down themselves before him {with} their faces to the earth.
Amos 8:4-6
Hear this, O ye that swallow up the needy, even to make the poor of the land to fail,
Proverbs 24:24
He that saith unto the wicked, Thou {art} righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him: