KJV King James Version
He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
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Proverbs 22:9
He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
A generous man will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor.
WEB World English Bible
He who has a generous eye will be blessed; for he shares his food with the poor.
ASV American Standard Version
He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; For he giveth of his bread to the poor.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
The good of eye—he is blessed, For he hath given of his bread to the poor.
Surrounding context — Proverbs 22
6 Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
7 The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower [is] servant to the lender.
8 He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.
9 He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
10 Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.
11 He that loveth pureness of heart, [for] the grace of his lips the king [shall be] his friend.
12 The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, and he overthroweth the words of the transgressor.
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Proverbs 19:17He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.Hebrews 6:10For God [is] not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.1 Timothy 6:18-19That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate;Acts 20:35I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.1 Peter 4:9Use hospitality one to another without grudging.Hebrews 13:16But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.Luke 14:13But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:Psalm 112:9He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; his righteousness endureth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honour.Deuteronomy 15:7-11If there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy gates in thy land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother:2 Corinthians 9:6-11But this [I say], He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.Isaiah 32:8But the liberal deviseth liberal things; and by liberal things shall he stand.Matthew 25:34-40Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:Luke 6:35-38But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and [to] the evil.Proverbs 21:13Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.Isaiah 58:7-12[Is it] not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?2 Corinthians 8:1-2Moreover, brethren, we do you to wit of the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia;Ecclesiastes 11:1-2Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.Job 31:16-20If I have withheld the poor from [their] desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;
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