People will curse anyone who hoards grain, but a blessing will come to the one who sells it.
Proverbs 24:24 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Whoever says to the guilty, ‘You are innocent’ – peoples will curse him, and nations will denounce him; Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous; Him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition He who says to the wicked, You are righteous and innocent–peoples will curse him, nations will defy and abhor him. American Standard Version (1901) He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous, Peoples shall curse him, nations shall abhor him; Common English Bible Those who say to the guilty, “You are innocent”— the people will curse them. Nations will condemn them. Catholic Public Domain Version Those who say to the impious, "You are just," shall be cursed by the people, and the tribes shall detest them. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version They that say to the wicked man: Thou art just: shall be cursed by the people, and the tribes shall abhor them. |
People will curse anyone who hoards grain, but a blessing will come to the one who sells it.
Acquitting the guilty and condemning the just – both are detestable to the Lord.
The one who gives to the poor will not be in need, but one who turns his eyes away will receive many curses.
Don’t slander a servant to his master or he will curse you, and you will become guilty.
Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who substitute darkness for light and light for darkness, who substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter.
who acquit the guilty for a bribe and deprive the innocent of justice.
‘As they leave, they will see the dead bodies of those who have rebelled against me; for their worm will never die, their fire will never go out, and they will be a horror to all humanity.’
Because you have disheartened the righteous person with lies (when I intended no distress), and because you have supported the wicked person so that he does not turn from his evil way to save his life,