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Proverbs 11:26 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth "
Proverbs 11:26
Verse in Context
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There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.
The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered
He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth
He that diligently seeketh good procureth favour: but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come
He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.
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Proverbs 11:1
"A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight."
Proverbs 11:2
"When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom."
Proverbs 11:3
"The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy"
Proverbs 11:4
"Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death."
Proverbs 11:5
"The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness."
Proverbs 11:6
"The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in their own naughtiness."
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