Proverbs 11:26
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New International Version (©2011)
People curse the one who hoards grain, but they pray God's blessing on the one who is willing to sell.

New Living Translation (©2007)
People curse those who hoard their grain, but they bless the one who sells in time of need.

English Standard Version (©2001)
The people curse him who holds back grain, but a blessing is on the head of him who sells it.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
He who withholds grain, the people will curse him, But blessing will be on the head of him who sells it.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
People will curse anyone who hoards grain, but a blessing will come to the one who sells it.

International Standard Version (©2012)
People will curse whoever withholds grain, but blessing will come to whoever is selling.

NET Bible (©2006)
People will curse the one who withholds grain, but they will praise the one who sells it.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English (©2010)
He that withholds produce in affliction they will send away to his enemies, and blessing will be upon the head of him that sells.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
People will curse the one who hoards grain, but a blessing will be upon the head of the one who sells it.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
He that withholds grain, the people shall curse him: but blessing shall be upon the head of him that sells it.

American King James Version
He that withholds corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing shall be on the head of him that sells it.

American Standard Version
He that withholdeth grain, the people shall curse him; But blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.

Douay-Rheims Bible
He that hideth up corn, shall be cursed among the people: but a blessing upon the head of them that sell.

Darby Bible Translation
He that withholdeth corn, the people curse him; but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.

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

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

World English Bible
People curse someone who withholds grain, but blessing will be on the head of him who sells it.

Young's Literal Translation
Whoso is withholding corn, the people execrate him, And a blessing is for the head of him who is selling.

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him,.... That hoards it up for a better price, in hopes of a better market; and does not bring it out, and expose it to sale, when there is a scarcity of it; so the Targum adds, "in famine"; or, "in straits", as the Syriac version; in a time of distress through, famine: this will bring the curse of the poor upon him, who will imprecate the most dreadful things on him and his family. Jarchi interprets it of the law, and of withholding the teaching of it; but it may be better applied to the Gospel, and the withholding the ministration of that, and so causing a famine, not of bread and of water, but of hearing the word of the Lord; which is done by the Papists, by prohibiting Gospel ministers preaching the word; forbidding the people to read it in their own language; locking it up from them in a language they understand not; and so starve the souls of men, which brings upon them a curse;

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Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament

26 Whoso withholdeth corn, him the people curse;

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Barnes' Notes on the Bible

In 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.

Clarke's Commentary on the Bible

He that withholdeth corn - Who refuses to sell because he hopes for a dearth, and then he can make his own price.

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Geneva Study Bible

He that withholdeth grain, the people shall curse him: but blessing shall be upon the head of him that {p} selleth it.

(p) That provides for the use of them who are in need.

Wesley's Notes

11:26 With - holdeth corn - In a time of scarcity. Selleth - Upon reasonable terms.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

26. Another example of the truth of Pr 11:23; the miser loses reputation, though he saves corn.

selleth it-that is, at a fair price.

Proverbs 11:26 Parallel Commentaries
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A False Balance is an Abomination
…25The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that waters shall be watered also himself. 26He that withholds corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing shall be on the head of him that sells it. 27He that diligently seeks good procures favor: but he that seeks mischief, it shall come to him. …

Genesis 42:6 Now Joseph was the governor of the land, the person who sold grain to all its people. So when Joseph's brothers arrived, they bowed down to him with their faces to the ground.
Job 29:13 The one who was dying blessed me; I made the widow's heart sing.
Proverbs 24:24 Whoever says to the guilty, "You are innocent," will be cursed by peoples and denounced by nations.