Proverbs 11:26

Proverbs 11:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.
• New International Version (NIV)People curse the one who hoards grain, but they pray God’s blessing on the one who is willing to sell.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The people will curse him who withholds grain, But blessing will be on the head of him who sells it.
• New Living Translation (NLT)People curse those who hoard their grain, but they bless the one who sells in time of need.

Context of Proverbs 11:26

24One gives freely, yet grows all the richer; another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want. 25Whoever brings blessing will be enriched, and one who waters will himself be watered. The people curse him who holds back grain, but a blessing is on the head of him who sells it. 27Whoever diligently seeks good seeks favor, but evil comes to him who searches for it. 28Whoever trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.

Proverbs 11:26 word by word

מֹ֣נֵֽעַ בָּ֭ר יִקְּבֻ֣הוּ לְא֑וֹם וּ֝בְרָכָ֗ה לְרֹ֣אשׁ מַשְׁבִּֽיר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• He that withholdethמָנַעmâna‛ · to withholdH4513
• cornבַּרbâr bar · grainH1250
• the peopleלְאֹםle'ôm le'ôm · peopleH3816
• shall curseנָקַבnâqab · to pierceH5344
• him: but blessingבְּרָכָהberâkâh · blessingH1293
• upon the headרֹאשׁrô'sh · headH7218
• of him that sellethשָׁבַרshâbar · to buy grainH7666

Cross-references for Proverbs 11:26

• Amos 8:4Hear this, you who trample on the needy and bring the poor of the land to an end,
• Job 29:13The blessing of him who was about to perish came upon me, and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.

Commentaries on Proverbs 11:26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26He that withholdeth corn - Who refuses to sell because he hopes for a dearth, and then he can make his own price. The people shall curse him - Yes, and God shall curse him also; and if he do not return and repent, he will get God's curse, and the curse of the poor, which will be a canker in his money during time, and in his soul throughout eternity.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 26In the early stages of commerce there seems no way of making money rapidly so sure as that of buying up grain in time of famine, waiting until the dearth presses heavily, and then selling at famine prices. Men hate this selfishness, and pour blessings upon him who sells at a moderate profit.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 26Verse 26 We must not hoard up the gifts of God's bounty, merely for our own advantage.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24-26Generous people who give freely to others will succeed, but those who hoard their money will lose it (see Proverbs 28:27; 2 Corinthians 9:6–9).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 24-3124-31. The scope of the whole is a comment on Pr 11:23. Thus liberality, by God's blessing, secures increase, while penuriousness, instead of expected gain, procures poverty.Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 11:26

• Covetousness
• Monopoly
• Selfishness

In the dictionaries

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• Suretiship
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Commentaries on Proverbs 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings