Proverbs 22:9
He who is kind will have a blessing, for he gives of his bread to the poor.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
In Context
10Send away the man of pride, and argument will go out; truly fighting and shame will come to an end.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 28:56The most soft and delicate of your women, who would not so much as put her foot on the earth, so delicate is she, will be hard-hearted to her husband and to her son and to her daughter;
Psalms 41:1To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David.
Proverbs 11:17The man who has mercy will be rewarded, but the cruel man is the cause of trouble to himself.
Proverbs 11:27He who, with all his heart, goes after what is good is searching for grace; but he who is looking for trouble will get it.
Proverbs 19:17He who has pity on the poor gives to the Lord, and the Lord will give him his reward.
Proverbs 28:24He who takes from his father or his mother what is theirs by right, and says, It is no sin; is the same as a taker of life.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 22:9
8 He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail. Note, 1. Ill-gotten gains will not prosper: He that sows iniquity, that does an unjust thing in hopes to get by it, shall reap vanity; what he gets will never do him any good nor give him any satisfaction. He will meet nothing but disappointment. Those that create trouble to others do but prepare trouble for themselves. Men shall reap as they sow. 2. Abused power will not last. If the rod of authority turn into a rod of anger, if men… Read the whole commentary →