Proverbs 22:9
A man of a benevolent eye will indeed be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
Leeser Tanakh
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
8He that soweth injustice will reap wrong-doing; and the rod of God's wrath will not fail.
10Drive away the scorner, and strife will go off; and then will cease contention and dishonor.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 28:56The woman, the most tender among thee, and the most delicate, who hath never adventured to set the sole of her foot upon the ground for delicateness and tenderness,—her eye shall look enviously toward the husband of her bosom, and toward her son, and toward her daughter,
Psalms 41:1“To the chief musician, a psalm of David.” (41:2) Happy is he that careth for the poor: on the day of evil will the Lord deliver him.
Proverbs 11:17The man of kindness doth good to his own soul; but he that troubleth his own flesh is cruel.
Proverbs 11:27He that diligently searcheth after good seeketh favor; but if one inquireth after evil, it will come unto him.
Proverbs 19:17He lendeth unto the Lord that is liberal to the poor, and his good deed will he repay unto him.
Proverbs 28:24Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, it is no transgression,—the same is a companion of a destroyer.
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 →