Proverbs 11:26-28

New International Version

²⁶People curse the one who hoards grain,
but they pray God’s blessing on the one who is willing to sell.

²⁷Whoever seeks good finds favor,
but evil comes to one who searches for it.^(A)

²⁸Those who trust in their riches will fall,^(B)
but the righteous will thrive like a green leaf.^(C)

Proverbs 11:26-28

King James Version

²⁶He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.

²⁷He that diligently seeketh good procureth favour: but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him.

²⁸He that trusteth in his riches shall fall; but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.

New International Version (NIV)