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Proverbs 11:25-31
New International Version
Proverbs 11:25-31
New International Version
26 People curse the one who hoards grain,
but they pray God’s blessing on the one who is willing to sell.
27 Whoever seeks good finds favor,
but evil comes to one who searches for it.(C)
28 Those who trust in their riches will fall,(D)
but the righteous will thrive like a green leaf.(E)
29 Whoever brings ruin on their family will inherit only wind,
and the fool will be servant to the wise.(F)
30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,(G)
and the one who is wise saves lives.
31 If the righteous receive their due(H) on earth,
how much more the ungodly and the sinner!
Proverbs 11:25-31
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 11:25-31
Holman Christian Standard Bible
25 A generous person will be enriched,(A)
and the one who gives a drink of water
will receive water.(B)
26 People will curse(C) anyone who hoards grain,
but a blessing will come to the one who sells it.(D)
27 The one who searches for what is good(E) finds favor,
but if someone looks for trouble, it will come to him.(F)
29 The one who brings ruin on his household(I)
will inherit the wind,(J)
and a fool will be a slave
to someone whose heart is wise.
31 If the righteous will be repaid on earth,
how much more the wicked and sinful.(L)
Footnotes
- Proverbs 11:30 LXX, Syr; MT reads but a wise one
Proverbs 11:25-31
New Living Translation
Proverbs 11:25-31
New Living Translation
25 The generous will prosper;
those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed.
26 People curse those who hoard their grain,
but they bless the one who sells in time of need.
27 If you search for good, you will find favor;
but if you search for evil, it will find you!
28 Trust in your money and down you go!
But the godly flourish like leaves in spring.
29 Those who bring trouble on their families inherit the wind.
The fool will be a servant to the wise.
30 The seeds of good deeds become a tree of life;
a wise person wins friends.[a]
31 If the righteous are rewarded here on earth,
what will happen to wicked sinners?[b]
Footnotes
- 11:30 Or and those who win souls are wise.
- 11:31 Greek version reads If the righteous are barely saved, / what will happen to godless sinners? Compare 1 Pet 4:18.
Proverbs 11:25-31
Good News Translation
Proverbs 11:25-31
Good News Translation
25 Be generous, and you will be prosperous. Help others, and you will be helped.
26 People curse someone who hoards grain, waiting for a higher price, but they praise the one who puts it up for sale.
27 If your goals are good, you will be respected, but if you are looking for trouble, that is what you will get.
28 Those who depend on their wealth will fall like the leaves of autumn, but the righteous will prosper like the leaves of summer.
29 Those who bring trouble on their families will have nothing at the end.
Foolish people will always be servants to the wise.
30 Righteousness[a] gives life, but violence[b] takes it away.
31 (A)Those who are good are rewarded here on earth, so you can be sure that wicked and sinful people will be punished.
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- Proverbs 11:30 One ancient translation Righteousness; Hebrew A righteous person.
- Proverbs 11:30 Probable text violence; Hebrew a wise person.
Proverbs 11:25-31
King James Version
Proverbs 11:25-31
King James Version
25 The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.
26 He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.
27 He that diligently seeketh good procureth favour: but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him.
28 He that trusteth in his riches shall fall; but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.
29 He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.
30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.
31 Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: much more the wicked and the sinner.
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