Proverbs 11:26

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People will curse the one who withholds grain, but they will praise the one who sells it.

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Referenced Verses

  • Job 29:13 : 13 the blessing of the dying man descended on me, and I made the widow’s heart rejoice;
  • Prov 24:24 : 24 The one who says to the guilty,“You are innocent,” peoples will curse him, and nations will denounce him.
  • Amos 8:4-6 : 4 Listen to this, you who trample the needy, and do away with the destitute in the land. 5 You say,“When will the new moon festival be over, so we can sell grain? When will the Sabbath end, so we can open up the grain bins? We’re eager to sell less for a higher price, and to cheat the buyer with rigged scales! 6 We’re eager to trade silver for the poor, a pair of sandals for the needy! We want to mix in some chaff with the grain!”
  • Gen 42:6 : 6 Now Joseph was the ruler of the country, the one who sold grain to all the people of the country. Joseph’s brothers came and bowed down before him with their faces to the ground.

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