The people curse him who holds back grain, but a blessing is on the head of him who sells it.
Proverbs 24:24 - Revised Standard Version He who 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 him who holds back grain, but a blessing is on the head of him who sells it.
He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous are both alike an abomination to the Lord.
He who gives to the poor will not want, but he who hides his eyes will get many a curse.
Do not slander a servant to his master, lest he curse you, and you be held guilty.
Woe to those 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 his right!
“And they shall go forth and look on the dead bodies of the men that 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 him, and you have encouraged the wicked, that he should not turn from his wicked way to save his life;