Proverbs 11:26

Bible in Basic English (1941)

He who keeps back grain will be cursed by the people; but a blessing will be on the head of him who lets them have it for a price.

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Referenced Verses

  • Job 29:13 : 13 The blessing of him who was near to destruction came on me, and I put a song of joy into the widow's heart.
  • Prov 24:24 : 24 He who says to the evil-doer, You are upright, will be cursed by peoples and hated by nations.
  • Amos 8:4-6 : 4 Give ear to this, you who are crushing the poor, and whose purpose is to put an end to those who are in need in the land, 5 Saying, When will the new moon be gone, so that we may do trade in grain? and the Sabbath, so that we may put out in the market the produce of our fields? making the measure small and the price great, and trading falsely with scales of deceit; 6 Getting the poor for silver, and him who is in need for the price of two shoes, and taking a price for the waste parts of the grain.
  • Gen 42:6 : 6 Now Joseph was ruler over all the land, and it was he who gave out the grain to all the people of the land; and Joseph's brothers came before him and went down on their faces to the earth.

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    24 A man may give freely, and still his wealth will be increased; and another may keep back more than is right, but only comes to be in need.

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  • Prov 28:27
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    27 He who gives to the poor will never be in need, but great curses will be on him who gives no attention to them.

  • Prov 28:19-20
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  • Prov 11:27
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    27 He who, with all his heart, goes after what is good is searching for grace; but he who is looking for trouble will get it.

  • Prov 22:8-9
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  • Prov 22:16
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    16 He who is cruel to the poor for the purpose of increasing his profit, and he who gives to the man of wealth, will only come to be in need.

  • 2 Cor 9:6
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    6 But in the Writings it says, He who puts in only a small number of seeds, will get in the same; and he who puts them in from a full hand, will have produce in full measure from them.

  • Prov 13:23
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    23 There is much food in the ploughed land of the poor; but it is taken away by wrongdoing.

  • Prov 12:11
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    11 He who does work on his land will not be short of bread; but he who goes after foolish men is without sense.

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    7 He who gets in the grain has no use for it; and they do not make bands of it for the grain-stems.

  • Prov 10:22
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    22 The blessing of the Lord gives wealth: hard work makes it no greater.

  • Deut 28:17
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    17 A curse will be on your basket and on your bread-basin.

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    8 He who makes his wealth greater by taking interest, only gets it together for him who has pity on the poor.

  • Prov 10:6
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    6 Blessings are on the head of the upright, but the face of sinners will be covered with sorrow.

  • Ps 37:22
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    22 Those who have his blessing will have the earth for their heritage; but those who are cursed by him will be cut off.

  • Prov 21:26
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    6 They get mixed grain from the field, and they take away the late fruit from the vines of those who have wealth.

  • Prov 28:22
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    22 He who is ever desiring wealth goes running after money, and does not see that need will come on him.

  • Prov 24:24-25
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    24 He who says to the evil-doer, You are upright, will be cursed by peoples and hated by nations.

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  • Prov 20:14
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  • Prov 28:3
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    3 A man of wealth who is cruel to the poor is like a violent rain causing destruction of food.

  • Mark 4:25
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  • Isa 28:28
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    4 Do not keep the ox from taking the grain when he is crushing it.

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    6 Getting the poor for silver, and him who is in need for the price of two shoes, and taking a price for the waste parts of the grain.

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