He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.
KJV
Parallel translations
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Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
He that withholdeth grain, the people shall curse him; But blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.
WEB
The people will curse the hoarder of grain, but blessing will crown the one who sells it.
YLT
Whoso is withholding corn, the people execrate him, And a blessing is for the head of him who is selling.
DBT
He that withholdeth corn, the people curse him; but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentProverbs — Gnomic wisdom — sayings, instructions, and the binary of wisdom vs. folly. Fear of the LORD as the integrative theme; the virtuous woman of Prov 31 as the book's closing portrait of wisdom embodied.
- Author
- Solomon principally (1:1; chs 10–22:16 and 25–29 explicitly); Agur (ch 30); Lemuel's mother (ch 31:1–9); editorial compilation by Hezekiah's men (25:1).
- Date
- Solomon's reign c. 970–930 BC; Hezekiah's editorial layer c. 715–687 BC.