26 The people will curse the hoarder of grain, but blessing will crown the one who sells it.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 11:26
Integrity, Righteousness, and Community Life Under the LORD's Moral Order
The chapter moves through practical arenas of righteousness: commerce, humility, integrity, death and hope, speech, civic life, guidance, mercy, desire, generosity, household stewardship, and final moral recompense.
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Verse 26
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The people לְא֑וֹם H3816 Noun - masculine singular will curse יִקְּבֻ֣הוּ H6895 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine singular the hoarder מֹ֣נֵֽעַ H4513 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular of grain בָּ֭ר H1250 Noun - masculine singular but blessing וּ֝בְרָכָ֗ה H1293 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular will crown לְרֹ֣אשׁ H7218 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular the one who sells it מַשְׁבִּֽיר׃ H7666 Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular