Parallel Verses

Youngs Literal Translation

Whoso is withholding corn, the people execrate him, And a blessing is for the head of him who is selling.

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 Version

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

Holman 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.

A Conservative Version

The people shall curse him who withholds grain, but a blessing shall be upon the head of him 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.

Amplified


The people curse him who holds back grain [when the public needs it],
But a blessing [from God and man] is upon the head of him who sells it.

Bible in Basic English

He who keeps back grain will be cursed by the people; but a blessing will be on the head of him who lets them have it for a price.

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

He withholding grain, the people shall curse him: and blessing upon the head of him selling.

King James 2000

He that withholds grain, the people shall curse him: but blessing shall be upon the head of him that sells it.

Lexham Expanded Bible

He who withholds grain, the people curse him, but a blessing [is] for the head of him who sells.

Modern King James verseion

He who withholds grain, the people shall curse him; but blessing is on the head of him who sells.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Whoso hordeth up his corn, shall be cursed among the people; but blessing shall light upon his head that selleth it.

NET Bible

People will curse the one who withholds grain, but they will praise the one who sells it.

New Heart English Bible

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

The Emphasized Bible

He that keepeth back corn, the populace will curse him, but there is, a blessing, for the head of him that selleth.

Webster

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.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
מנע 
mana` 
Usage: 29

בּר בּר 
Bar 
Usage: 14

the people
לאום לאם 
L@om 
Usage: 35

בּרכה 
B@rakah 
Usage: 69

shall be upon the head
ראשׁ 
Ro'sh 
Usage: 598

שׁבר 
Shabar 
Usage: 21

References

Easton

Context Readings

Proverbs Of Solomon

25 A liberal soul is made fat, And whoso is watering, he also is watered. 26 Whoso is withholding corn, the people execrate him, And a blessing is for the head of him who is selling. 27 Whoso is earnestly seeking good Seeketh a pleasing thing, And whoso is seeking evil -- it meeteth him.

Cross References

Job 29:13

The blessing of the perishing cometh on me, And the heart of the widow I cause to sing.

Genesis 42:6

and Joseph is the ruler over the land, he who is selling to all the people of the land, and Joseph's brethren come and bow themselves to him -- face to the earth.

Proverbs 24:24

Whoso is saying to the wicked, 'Thou art righteous,' Peoples execrate him -- nations abhor him.

Amos 8:4-6

Hear this, ye who are swallowing up the needy, To cause to cease the poor of the land,

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