King James Version

Proverbs 11:26

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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מֹ֣נֵֽעַmoneadenyמָנַעverb, qal, participle, absolute — “deny”, a verb used as a describing wordH4513to debar (negatively or positively) from benefit or injurydeny, keep (back), refrain, restrain, withhold.בָּ֭רbarcornבָּרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “corn”, the ordinary formH1250grain of any kind (even while standing in the field); by extension the open countrycorn, wheat.יִקְּבֻ֣הוּyiqvuhvwith holesנָקַבverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “with holes”, an unfinished actionH5344to puncture, literally (to perforate, with more or less violence) or figuratively (to specify, designate, libel)appoint, blaspheme, bore, curse, express, with holes, name, pierce, strike through.לְא֑וֹםleomnationלְאֹםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “nation”, the ordinary formH3816a communitynation, people.וּ֝בְרָכָ֗הuverakhahand blessingבְּרָכָהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and blessing”, the ordinary formH1293benediction; by implication prosperityblessing, liberal, pool, present.לְרֹ֣אשׁleroshto headרֹאשׁpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “to head”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, [idiom] every (man), excellent, first, forefront, (be-)head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), [idiom] lead, [idiom] poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.מַשְׁבִּֽירmashbirsellשָׁבַרverb, hiphil, participle, absolute — “sell”, a verb used as a describing wordH7666to deal in grainbuy, sell.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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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American Standard Version (1901)

He that withholdeth grain, 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.

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

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

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

May he that hoards corn leave it to the nation: but blessing be on the head of him that gives it .

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὁ συνέχων σῖτον ὑπολείποιτο αὐτὸν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν· εὐλογία δὲ εἰς κεφαλὴν τοῦ μεταδιδόντος.