Proverbs 11:23-31

New International Version

²³The desire of the righteous ends only in good,
but the hope of the wicked only in wrath.

²⁴One person gives freely, yet gains even more;
another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty.

²⁵A generous^(A) person will prosper;
whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.^(B)

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.^(C)

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

²⁹Whoever brings ruin on their family will inherit only wind,
and the fool will be servant to the wise.^(F)

³⁰The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,^(G)
and the one who is wise saves lives.

³¹If the righteous receive their due^(H) on earth,
how much more the ungodly and the sinner!

Proverbs 11:23-31

King James Version

²³The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

²⁴There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.

²⁵The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.

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.

²⁹He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.

³⁰The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.

³¹Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: much more the wicked and the sinner.

New International Version (NIV)