The people curse those who hold back grain, but a blessing is on the head of those who sell it.
Proverbs 24:24 - New Revised Standard Version Whoever says to the wicked, “You are innocent,” will be cursed by peoples, abhorred by nations; 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. |
The people curse those who hold back grain, but a blessing is on the head of those who sell it.
One who justifies the wicked and one who condemns the righteous are both alike an abomination to the Lord.
Whoever gives to the poor will lack nothing, but one who turns a blind eye will get many a curse.
Do not slander a servant to a master, or the servant will curse you, and you will be held guilty.
Ah, you who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!
who acquit the guilty for a bribe, and deprive the innocent of their rights!
And they shall go out and look at the dead bodies of the people who have rebelled against me; for their worm shall not die, their fire shall not be quenched, and they shall be an abhorrence to all flesh.
Because you have disheartened the righteous falsely, although I have not disheartened them, and you have encouraged the wicked not to turn from their wicked way and save their lives;