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Proverbs 11:26
Proverbs 11:26 is verse 26 of Proverbs chapter 11, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
The people will curse the hoarder of grain, but blessing will crown the one who sells it.
King James Version
He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.
World English Bible
People curse someone who withholds grain, but blessing will be on the head of him who sells it.
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Proverbs 11:24–28 · Berean Standard Bible
24 One gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds what is right, only to become poor.
25 A generous soul will prosper, and he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.
26 The people will curse the hoarder of grain, but blessing will crown the one who sells it.
27 He who searches out good finds favor, but evil will come to him who seeks it.
28 He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like foliage.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Amos 8:4Hear this, you who trample the needy, who do away with the poor of the land,
Amos 8:5asking, “When will the New Moon be over, that we may sell grain? When will the Sabbath end, that we may market wheat? Let us reduce the ephah and increase the shekel; let us cheat with dishonest scales.
Amos 8:6Let us buy the poor with silver and the needy for a pair of sandals, selling even the chaff with the wheat!”
Job 29:13The dying man blessed me, and I made the widow’s heart sing for joy.