Proverbs 11:26

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The people curse him who holds back grain, but a blessing is on the head of him who sells it.
 
Proverbs 11:1 A false balance is an abomination to the LORD, but a just weight is his delight.
Proverbs 11:2 When pride comes, then comes disgrace; but with the humble is wisdom.
Proverbs 11:3 The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.
Proverbs 11:4 Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.
Proverbs 11:5 The righteousness of the blameless keeps his way straight, but the wicked falls by his own wickedness.
Proverbs 11:6 The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the treacherous are taken captive by their lust.
Proverbs 11:7 When the wicked dies, his hope perishes, and the expectation of the godless comes to nought.
Proverbs 11:8 The righteous is delivered from trouble, and the wicked gets into it instead.
Proverbs 11:9 With his mouth the godless man would destroy his neighbor, but by knowledge the righteous are delivered.
Proverbs 11:10 When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices; and when the wicked perish there are shouts of gladness.
Proverbs 11:11 By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted, but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
Proverbs 11:12 He who belittles his neighbor lacks sense, but a man of understanding remains silent.
Proverbs 11:13 He who goes about as a talebearer reveals secrets, but he who is trustworthy in spirit keeps a thing hidden.
Proverbs 11:14 Where there is no guidance, a people falls; but in an abundance of counselors there is safety.
Proverbs 11:15 He who gives surety for a stranger will smart for it, but he who hates suretyship is secure.
Proverbs 11:16 A gracious woman gets honor, and violent men get riches.
Proverbs 11:17 A man who is kind benefits himself, but a cruel man hurts himself.
Proverbs 11:18 A wicked man earns deceptive wages, but one who sows righteousness gets a sure reward.
Proverbs 11:19 He who is steadfast in righteousness will live, but he who pursues evil will die.
Proverbs 11:20 Men of perverse mind are an abomination to the LORD, but those of blameless ways are his delight.
Proverbs 11:21 Be assured, an evil man will not go unpunished, but those who are righteous will be delivered.
Proverbs 11:22 Like a gold ring in a swine's snout is a beautiful woman without discretion.
Proverbs 11:23 The desire of the righteous ends only in good; the expectation of the wicked in wrath.
Proverbs 11:24 One man gives freely, yet grows all the richer; another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want.
Proverbs 11:25 A liberal man will be enriched, and one who waters will himself be watered.
Proverbs 11:26 The people curse him who holds back grain, but a blessing is on the head of him who sells it.
Proverbs 11:27 He who diligently seeks good seeks favor, but evil comes to him who searches for it.
Proverbs 11:28 He who trusts in his riches will wither, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.
Proverbs 11:29 He who troubles his household will inherit wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise.
Proverbs 11:30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, but lawlessness takes away lives.
Proverbs 11:31 If the righteous is requited on earth, how much more the wicked and the sinner!



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