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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The people curse him who holds back grain, but a blessing is on the head of him who sells it.
• 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.

Context of Proverbs 11:26

24Give freely and become more wealthy; be stingy and lose everything. 25The generous will prosper; those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed. People curse those who hoard their grain, but they bless the one who sells in time of need. 27If you search for good, you will find favor; but if you search for evil, it will find you! 28Trust in your money and down you go! But the godly flourish like leaves in spring.

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 8:4Listen to this, you who rob the poor and trample down the needy!
• Job 29:13I helped those without hope, and they blessed me. And I caused the widows’ hearts 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

• Corn
• Poetry
• Profit
• Pursue
• Scatter
• Secret
• Smart
• Suretiship
• Surety
• Void

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