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Proverbs 11:25-31

Listen to Proverbs 11:25-31
25 1Whoever brings blessing 2will be enriched, and 3one who waters will himself be watered.
26 4The people curse him who holds back grain, but 5a blessing is on the head of him who 6sells it.
27 Whoever diligently seeks good seeks favor, [a] but evil comes to 7him who searches for it.
28 Whoever 8trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will 9flourish like a green leaf.
29 Whoever 10troubles his own household will 11inherit the wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart.
30 The fruit of the righteous is 12a tree of life, and whoever 13captures souls is wise.
31 If 14the righteous is repaid on earth, how much more the wicked and the sinner!

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Cross References 14

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