Proverbs 11:26

He that withholdeth grain, the people shall curse him, 1 but brocha shall be upon the head of him that selleth it. 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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

In Context

25The nefesh berakhah (generous person) shall be made to prosper, 1 and he that watereth shall be refreshed also himself. 1

27He that diligently seeketh tov procureth ratzon, 1 but he that seeketh ra'ah, it shall come unto him. 1

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Cross References

Genesis 47:14And Yosef gathered up all the kesef that was found in the Eretz Mitzrayim, and in Eretz Kena'an, for the shever (grain) which they bought; and Yosef brought the kesef into Bais Pharaoh (Pharaohʼs palace).

Proverbs 10:6Brakhot are upon the head of the tzaddik, 1 but chamas covereth the peh (mouth) of the resha'im. 1

Proverbs 28:27He that giveth unto the rahsh (poor) shall not lack, 1 but he that hideth his eynayim meeteth many curses. 1

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 11:26

25 The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself. So backward we are to works of charity, and so ready to think that giving undoes us, that we need to have it very much pressed upon us how much it is for our own advantage to do good to others, as before, v. 17 . 1. We shall have the comfort of it in our own bosoms: The liberal soul, the soul of blessing, that prays for the afflicted and provides for them, that scatters blessings with gracious lips and generous hands, that… Read the whole commentary →

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