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!

Images for Proverbs 11:25-31

Cross References 14

  • 1. See 2 Corinthians 9:6-11
  • 2. Proverbs 13:4; Proverbs 28:25
  • 3. [Matthew 7:2]
  • 4. Proverbs 24:24
  • 5. [Job 29:13]
  • 6. [Genesis 42:6]
  • 7. See Psalms 7:16
  • 8. See Psalms 49:6
  • 9. Jeremiah 17:8; See Psalms 92:12
  • 10. Proverbs 15:27
  • 11. [Ecclesiastes 5:16]
  • 12. See Proverbs 3:18
  • 13. Daniel 12:3; James 5:20; See 1 Corinthians 9:19-22
  • 14. [Jeremiah 25:29; 1 Peter 4:18]

Footnotes 1

The English Standard Version is published with the permission of Good News Publishers.