King James Version
Proverbs 11:26 in the King James Version says “He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 11 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.”
Proverbs 11:26 · KJV
There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.
The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself. liberal: Heb. soul of blessing
He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.
He that diligently seeketh good procureth favour: but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him.
He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“corn”
H1250grain of any kind (even while standing in the field); by extension the open country
“shall curse”
H5344to puncture, literally (to perforate, with more or less violence) or figuratively (to specify, designate, libel)
“shall be upon the head”
H7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
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