Proverbs 11:26
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- 89 The direct object suffix on the verb picks up on the emphatic absolute phrase: “they will curse him—the one who withholds grain.”
- 90 The proverb refers to a merchant who holds back his grain from the free market to raise prices when there is a great need for the produce. It is assumed that merchants are supposed to have a social conscience.
- 91 Heb “but a blessing is for the head of the one who sells.” The parallelism with “curse” suggests that בְּרָכָה (berakhah) “blessing” means “praise.”
- 92 Heb “for the head of the one who sells.” The term “head” functions as a synecdoche of part (= head) for the whole (= person). The head is here emphasized because it is the “crowning” point of praise. The direct object (“it”) is not in the Hebrew text but is implied.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
The people curse him who holds back grain,
but a blessing is on the head of him who sells it.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
People curse the one who hoards grain,
but they pray God’s blessing on the one who is willing to sell.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
People will curse anyone who hoards grain,
but a blessing will come to the one who sells it.
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NLTNew Living Translation
People curse those who hoard their grain,
but they bless the one who sells in time of need.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
He who withholds grain, the people curse him,
but a blessing is for the head of him who sells.
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KJV 1900King James Version
He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him:
But blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.
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