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Proverbs 11:23-31

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23 The desire of the righteous ends only in good; 1the expectation of the wicked in wrath.
24 2One gives 3freely, yet grows all the richer; another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want.
25 4Whoever brings blessing 5will be enriched, and 6one who waters will himself be watered.
26 7The people curse him who holds back grain, but 8a blessing is on the head of him who 9sells it.
27 Whoever diligently seeks good seeks favor, [a] but evil comes to 10him who searches for it.
28 Whoever 11trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will 12flourish like a green leaf.
29 Whoever 13troubles his own household will 14inherit the wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart.
30 The fruit of the righteous is 15a tree of life, and whoever 16captures souls is wise.
31 If 17the righteous is repaid on earth, how much more the wicked and the sinner!
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Cross References 17

  • 1. 11:23 Rom. 2:8, 9
  • 2. 11:24 ch. 13:7
  • 3. 11:24 Ps. 37:21; 112:9; [ch. 19:17]
  • 4. 11:25 See 2 Cor. 9:6-11
  • 5. 11:25 ch. 13:4; 28:25
  • 6. 11:25 [Matt. 7:2]
  • 7. 11:26 ch. 24:24
  • 8. 11:26 [Job 29:13]
  • 9. 11:26 [Gen. 42:6]
  • 10. 11:27 See Ps. 7:16
  • 11. 11:28 See Ps. 49:6
  • 12. 11:28 Jer. 17:8; See Ps. 92:12
  • 13. 11:29 ch. 15:27
  • 14. 11:29 [Eccles. 5:16]
  • 15. 11:30 See ch. 3:18
  • 16. 11:30 Dan. 12:3; James 5:20; See 1 Cor. 9:19-22
  • 17. 11:31 [Jer. 25:29; 1 Pet. 4:18]

Footnotes 1

  • [a] 11:27 Or 'acceptance'
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® (ESV®) © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. All rights reserved. ESV Text Edition: 2025

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