Verse 26

He that withholdeth{H4513}{(H8802)} corn{H1250}, the people{H3816} shall curse{H5344}{(H8799)} him: but blessing{H1293} shall be upon the head{H7218} of him that selleth{H7666}{(H8688)} it.

Referenced Verses

  • Job 29:13 : 13 The blessing{H1293} of him that was ready to perish{H6}{(H8802)} came{H935}{(H8799)} upon me: and I caused the widow's{H490} heart{H3820} to sing for joy{H7442}{(H8686)}.
  • Prov 24:24 : 24 He that saith{H559}{(H8802)} unto the wicked{H7563}, Thou art righteous{H6662}; him shall the people{H5971} curse{H5344}{(H8799)}, nations{H3816} shall abhor{H2194}{(H8799)} him:
  • Amos 8:4-6 : 4 Hear{H8085}{(H8798)} this, O ye that swallow up{H7602}{(H8802)} the needy{H34}, even to make{H7673} the poor{H6041}{(H8675)}{H6035} of the land{H776} to fail{H7673}{(H8687)}, 5 Saying{H559}{(H8800)}, When will the new moon{H2320} be gone{H5674}{(H8799)}, that we may sell{H7666}{(H8686)} corn{H7668}? and the sabbath{H7676}, that we may set forth{H6605}{(H8799)} wheat{H1250}, making the ephah{H374} small{H6994}{(H8687)}, and the shekel{H8255} great{H1431}{(H8687)}, and falsifying{H5791}{(H8763)} the balances{H3976} by deceit{H4820}? 6 That we may buy{H7069}{(H8800)} the poor{H1800} for silver{H3701}, and the needy{H34} for a pair of shoes{H5275}; yea, and sell{H7666}{(H8686)} the refuse{H4651} of the wheat{H1250}?
  • Gen 42:6 : 6 And Joseph{H3130} was the governor{H7989} over the land{H776}, and he it was that sold{H7666}{(H8688)} to all the people{H5971} of the land{H776}: and Joseph's{H3130} brethren{H251} came{H935}{(H8799)}, and bowed down{H7812}{(H8691)} themselves before him with their faces{H639} to the earth{H776}.