Proverbs 22:9
The one who has a generous eye will be blessed, 1 for he shares his bread with the poor. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
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 who sows injustice will reap trouble 1 and the rod of his fury will fade away. 1
10Drive away the mocker, and out goes strife; 1 disputes and insults will cease. 1
Cross References
Deuteronomy 28:56The tender and delicate woman among you, who would not venture to put the bottom of her foot on the ground for delicateness and tenderness—she will be envious of her own dear husband, of her son, and of her daughter,
Psalms 41:1Blessed is he who is concerned for the weak; 1 in the day of trouble, Yahweh will rescue him. 1
Proverbs 11:17A kind person benefits himself, 1 but one who is cruel hurts himself. 1
Proverbs 11:27The one who diligently seeks good is also seeking favor, 1 but the one who searches for evil will find it. 1
Proverbs 19:17Whoever is kind to the poor lends to Yahweh 1 and he will repay him for what he has done. 1
Proverbs 28:24Whoever robs his father and his mother and says, “That is no sin,” 1 he is the companion of the one who destroys. 1
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 →