Proverbs 11:26 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

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

Proverbs 11:26 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

In the early stages of commerce there seems no way of making money rapidly so sure as that of buying up grain in time of famine, waiting until the dearth presses heavily, and then selling at famine...
Proverbs 11:26 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

He that withholdeth grain, the people shall curse him: but blessing [shall be] upon the head of him that (p) selleth [it]. (p) That provides for the use of them who are in need.
Proverbs 11:26 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 11. The orthodox view of strictly retributive justice found in Proverbs 10:24 f., Proverbs 11:27-30 is represented by a further group ( Proverbs 11:2-8 ; Proverbs 11:18-21 , and Prov...
Proverbs 11:26 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

withholdeth. Different from hoarding it in store as in Egypt ( Genesis 41:34-36 ; Genesis 41:53-57 ).
Proverbs 11:26 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it . He that withholdeth corn - Who refuses to sell because he hopes for a dearth, and...
Proverbs 11:26 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

He that withholdeth corn— The truth of this is experienced in all times of scarcity. They who have the hardness of heart to withhold their corn at such seasons, are accursed of God and men. The jus...
Proverbs 11:26 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

A false balance is abomination to the Lord: but a just weight is his delight. Under this prohibition of "a false balance" is forbidden all fraud, by whatsoever suns of deception it may be commi...
Proverbs 11:26 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1. False weights were exceedingly common ( Proverbs 16:11 ; Proverbs 20:10 ; Amos 8:5 ).
Proverbs 11:26 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

He that withholdeth corn till it has reached an exorbitant price, “the people shall curse him: but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it” at a fair price. The truth of this is not...
Proverbs 11:26 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER 12 GOODNESS "The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them." Proverbs 11:6 "An unjust man is the abomination of the righteous, and he who goes right in his way is the abomination...
Proverbs 11:26 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Verse Proverbs 11:7 . The antithesis of this proverb is between the condition described and that of one not described, that is to say, the expectation or hope of the wicked lies wholly on this side...
Proverbs 11:26 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself. He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth i...
Proverbs 11:26 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him ,.... That hoards it up for a better price, in hopes of a better market; and does not bring it out, and expose it to sale, when there is a scarci...
Proverbs 11:26 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing [shall be] upon the head of him that selleth [it]. Ver. 26. The people shall curse him, ] i.e., Complain and cry out of him, a...
Proverbs 11:26 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

He that withholdeth corn In a time of scarcity, when others need and desire it; the people shall curse him He shall fall into the popular hatred, and be loaded with many curses; but blessing Na...
Proverbs 11:26 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

26 He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it. See here, 1. What use we are to make of the gifts of God's bo...
Proverbs 11:26 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Withholdeth corn, in a time of scarcity, when others need and desire it. Blessing; the blessing of God, which the people shall heartily beg for him. That selleth it upon reasonable terms.
Proverbs 11:26 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Generosity Of Spirit Will Bring Blessing And Plenty, But Niggardliness Will Bring Want And Cursing ( Proverbs 11:24-26 ). We now have three proverbs in a minimal chiastic form which deal with the...
Proverbs 11:26 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Proverbs 11:25 . Liberal soul , “the soul of blessing,” i.e. , “the soul that blesses others.” MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Proverbs 11:24-26 THE LIBERAL AND THE NIG...
Proverbs 11:26 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 11:1 . A false balance is an abomination to the Lord. A dishonest tradesman here receives a hard stroke. Though his weight be but little short of the standard; yet by using it a thousand...
Proverbs 11:26 - The Biblical Illustrator

He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him. Withholding corn The text has to do with owners of corn and dealers in it. In Solomon’s day famines were frequent, and were serious because...
Proverbs 11:26 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Proverbs 11:1 A false balance; literally, balances of deceit ( Proverbs 20:23 ). The repetition of the injunctions of Deuteronomy 25:13 , Deuteronomy 25:14 and Leviticus...
Proverbs 11:26 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

v. 26. He that withholdeth corn, as is done to this day in the so-called dealing in "futures" and in "corners in wheat," the people shall curse him, for such speculative manipulations raise the p...
Proverbs 11:26 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Amos 8:4-6 ; Job 29:13
Proverbs 11:26 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

With — holdeth corn — In a time of scarcity. Selleth — Upon reasonable terms.

Proverbs 11:26 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Proverbs 11:26 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Proverbs 11:26 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 11:26 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Proverbs 11:26 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Proverbs 11:26 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Proverbs 11:26 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Proverbs 11:26 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 11:26 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Proverbs 11:26 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Proverbs 11:26 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Proverbs 11:26 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Proverbs 11:26 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Proverbs 11:26 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Proverbs 11:26 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 11:26 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Proverbs 11:26 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Proverbs 11:26 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 11:26 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Proverbs 11:26 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 11:26 - The Biblical Illustrator

Proverbs 11:26 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Proverbs 11:26 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Proverbs 11:26 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Proverbs 11:26 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes