Proverbs 11:25-31

25 The ¹generous man will be prosperous, And he who ²waters will himself be watered.

26 He who withholds grain, the ³people will curse him, But ⁴blessing will be on the head of him who ⁵sells it.

27 He who diligently seeks good seeks favor, But ⁶he who seeks evil, evil will come to him.

28 He who ⁷trusts in his riches will fall, But ⁸the righteous will flourish like the green leaf.

29 He who ⁹troubles his own house will ¹⁰inherit wind, And ¹¹the foolish will be servant to the wisehearted.

30 The fruit of the righteous is ¹²a tree of life, And ¹³he who is wise wins souls.

31 If ¹⁴the righteous will be rewarded in the earth, How much * more the wicked and the sinner!

Cross References

• 1. Proverbs 3:9, 10; 2 Corinthians 9:6, 7
• 2. Matthew 5:7
• 3. Proverbs 24:24
• 4. Job 29:13
• 5. Genesis 42:6
• 6. Esther 7:10; Psalms 7:15, 16; Psalms 57:6
• 7. Psalms 49:6; Mark 10:25; 1 Timothy 6:17
• 8. Psalms 1:3; Psalms 92:12; Jeremiah 17:8
• 9. Proverbs 15:27
• 10. Ecclesiastes 5:16
• 11. Proverbs 14:19
• 12. Proverbs 3:18
• 13. Proverbs 14:25; Daniel 12:3; 1 Corinthians 9:19-22; James 5:20
• 14. 2 Samuel 22:21, 25; Proverbs 13:21; 1 Peter 4:18

Footnotes

• [a] Lit "soul of blessing"
• [b] Lit "made fat"
• [c] Lit "takes"