Proverbs 11:26
“He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him,.... That hoards it up for a better price, in hopes of a better…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
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…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714
See here, 1. What use we are to make of the gifts of God's bounty; we must not hoard them up merely for our own…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
withholdeth e.g. by keeping back his store in time of necessity to run up the price. See Amo 8:4-6, and comp. the legend…