Proverbs 11:26
Strong's Lexicon
The people
לְא֑וֹם (lə·’ō·wm)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3816: 1) a people, nation

will curse
יִקְּבֻ֣הוּ (yiq·qə·ḇu·hū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5344: 1) to pierce, perforate, bore, appoint 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to pierce, bore 1a2) to prick off, designate 1b) (Niphal) to be pricked off, be designated, be specified 2) (Qal) to curse, blaspheme

the hoarder
מֹ֣נֵֽעַ (mō·nê·a‘)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4513: 1) to withhold, hold back, keep back, refrain, deny, keep restrain, hinder 1a) (Qal) to withhold 1b) (Niphal) to be withheld

of grain,
בָּ֭ר (bār)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1250: 1) corn, grain

but blessing
וּ֝בְרָכָ֗ה (ū·ḇə·rā·ḵāh)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1293: 1) blessing 2) (source of) blessing 3) blessing, prosperity 4) blessing, praise of God 5) a gift, present 6) treaty of peace

will crown
לְרֹ֣אשׁ (lə·rōš)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7218: 1) head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning 1a) head (of man, animals) 1b) top, tip (of mountain) 1c) height (of stars) 1d) chief, head (of man, city, nation, place, family, priest) 1e) head, front, beginning 1f) chief, choicest, best 1g) head, division, company, band 1h) sum

the one who sells it.
מַשְׁבִּֽיר׃ (maš·bîr)
Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7666: 1) to buy or purchase grain 1a) (Qal) to buy grain 1b) (Hiphil) to sell grain

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
The people will curse the hoarder of grain, but blessing will crown the one 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.

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

New American Standard Bible
He who withholds grain, the people will curse him, But blessing will be on the head of him who sells [it].

King James Bible
He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing [shall be] upon the head of him that selleth [it].
Parallel Verses
New International Version
People curse the one who hoards grain, but they pray God's blessing on the one who is willing to sell.

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

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

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

King James Bible
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
People will curse anyone who hoards grain, but a blessing will come to the one who sells it.

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

NET Bible
People will curse the one who withholds grain, but they will praise the one who 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.

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
















Cross References
Genesis 42:6
And Joseph was the governor over the land, and he it was that sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph's brethren came, and bowed down themselves before him with their faces to the earth.

Job 29:13
The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.

Proverbs 24:24
He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:

Proverbs 1:1
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

Proverbs 11:25
The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.

Proverbs 11:24
There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.

Proverbs 11:23
The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

Proverbs 11:27
He that diligently seeketh good procureth favour: but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him.

Proverbs 11:28
He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.

Proverbs 11:29
He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.
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