Proverbs 11:26
Old Testament • 7 words with Strong's data
"He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it."
Word-by-Word Analysis
עָצָר
ʻâtsâr
to inclose; by analogy, to hold back; also to maintain, rule, assemble
עַם
ʻam
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
בְּרָכָה
Bᵉrâkâh
benediction; by implication prosperity
רֹאשׁ
rôʼsh
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
מָכַר
mâkar
to sell, literally (as merchandise, a daughter in marriage, into slavery), or figuratively (to surrender)
Key Terms in This Verse
עָצָר ʻâtsâr
to inclose; by analogy, to hold back; also to maintain, rule, assemble
Study H6113 →מָכַר mâkar
to sell, literally (as merchandise, a daughter in marriage, into slavery), or figuratively (to surrender)
Study H4376 →רֹאשׁ rôʼsh
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
Study H7218 →עַם ʻam
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
Study H5971 →Cross References
The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.
And Joseph was the governor over the land, and he it was that sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph’s brethren came, and bowed down themselves before him with their faces to the earth.
He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:
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