Proverbs 22:9
The good of eye — he is blessed, For he hath given of his bread to the poor.
Young's Literal Translation
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
8Whoso is sowing perverseness reapeth sorrow, And the rod of his anger weareth out.
10Cast out a scorner — and contention goeth out, And strife and shame cease.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 28:56'The tender woman in thee, and the delicate, who hath not tried the sole of her foot to place on the ground because of delicateness and because of tenderness — her eye is evil against the husband of her bosom, and against her son, and against her daughter,
Psalms 41:1To the Overseer. — A Psalm of David. O the happiness of him Who is acting wisely unto the poor, In a day of evil doth Jehovah deliver him.
Proverbs 11:17A kind man is rewarding his own soul, And the fierce is troubling his own flesh.
Proverbs 11:27Whoso is earnestly seeking good Seeketh a pleasing thing, And whoso is seeking evil — it meeteth him.
Proverbs 19:17Whoso is lending [to] Jehovah is favouring the poor, And his deed He repayeth to him.
Proverbs 28:24Whoso is robbing his father, or his mother, And is saying, 'It is not transgression,' A companion he is to 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 →