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Proverbs 11:26

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

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  1. Proverbs 11:24

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

  2. Proverbs 11:25

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

  3. Proverbs 11:27

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

  4. Proverbs 11:28

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

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