Proverbs 11:26

New Century Version

People curse those who keep all the grain, but they bless the one who is willing to sell it.

Cross References

Genesis 42:6

Now Joseph was governor over Egypt. He was the one who sold the grain to people who came to buy it. So Joseph’s brothers came to him and bowed facedown on the ground before him.

Genesis 47:14

Joseph collected all the money that was to be found in Egypt and Canaan. People paid for the grain they were buying, and he brought that money to the king’s palace.

Job 29:13

The dying person blessed me, and I made the widow’s heart sing.

Proverbs 10:6

Good people will have rich blessings, but the wicked will be overwhelmed by violence.

Proverbs 24:24

Don’t tell the wicked that they are innocent; people will curse you, and nations will hate you.

Proverbs 28:27

Whoever gives to the poor will have everything he needs, but the one who ignores the poor will receive many curses.