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Proverbs 11:26

GenerosityMoney and wealth

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

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

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

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

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

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BSB
The people will curse the hoarder of grain, but blessing will crown the one who sells it.
KJV
He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.
WEB
People curse someone who withholds grain, but blessing will be on the head of him who sells it.
ASV
He that withholdeth grain, the people shall curse him; But blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.
DARBY
He that withholdeth corn, the people curse him; but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.
BLB
The one withholding grain, the people will curse him, and blessing [is] on the head of the one selling.
ÅB
Den som holder korn tilbake, ham banner folket; men velsignelse kommer over dens hode som selger korn.
OTB
Folk forbanner den som hamstrer korn, men velsignelse er over den som er villig til å selge.
B1930
Den som holder korn tilbake, ham banner folket; men velsignelse kommer over dens hode som selger korn.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • Amos 8:4–6

    Hear this, O ye that swallow up the needy, even to make the poor of the land to fail,

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  • Proverbs 24:24

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

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