Proverbs 22:9
A benevolent eye, the same, shall be blessed,—because he hath given of his bread to the poor.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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 perversity, shall reap trouble, and, the rod of his wrath, shall be ready.
10Drive away the scoffer, that strife may depart, and quarrel, and contempt may cease.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 28:56The tender and delicate woman among you who hath never adventured the sole of her foot to set it upon the ground, through delicateness and through tenderness, her eye shall be jealous of the husband of her bosom, and of her own son, and of her own daughter;
Psalms 41:1How happy is he that is attentive to the poor, In the day of calamity, will Yahweh deliver him:
Proverbs 11:17The man of lovingkindness, dealeth well with his own soul, but the cruel man, troubleth his own flesh.
Proverbs 11:27He that diligently seeketh good, aimeth at favour, but, he that studieth mischief, it shall come on himself.
Proverbs 19:17A lender to Yahweh, is one who sheweth favour to the poor, and, his good deed, He will pay him back.
Proverbs 28:24He that robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression, companion, is he to one who wasteth.
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 →