The Meaning of Proverbs 11:26 Explained

Proverbs 11:26

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

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

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

ASV: He that withholdeth grain, the people shall curse him; But blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Proverbs 11:26 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 11

1  On Deception

What do the individual words in Proverbs 11:26 mean?

Who withholds grain will curse him the people but blessing [will be] on the head of him who sells [it]
מֹ֣נֵֽעַ בָּ֭ר יִקְּבֻ֣הוּ לְא֑וֹם וּ֝בְרָכָ֗ה לְרֹ֣אשׁ מַשְׁבִּֽיר

מֹ֣נֵֽעַ  Who  withholds 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: מָנַע  
Sense: to withhold, hold back, keep back, refrain, deny, keep restrain, hinder.
בָּ֭ר  grain 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: בַּר 
Sense: corn, grain.
יִקְּבֻ֣הוּ  will  curse  him 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural, third person masculine singular
Root: נָקַב 
Sense: to pierce, perforate, bore, appoint.
לְא֑וֹם  the  people 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: לְאֹם  
Sense: a people, nation.
וּ֝בְרָכָ֗ה  but  blessing  [will  be] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular
Root: בְּרָכָה  
Sense: blessing.
לְרֹ֣אשׁ  on  the  head 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular
Root: רֹאשׁ 
Sense: head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning.
מַשְׁבִּֽיר  of  him  who  sells  [it] 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Participle, masculine singular
Root: שָׁבַר  
Sense: to buy or purchase grain.

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