Proverbs 22:9
A generous man will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor.
BSB
ASV
He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; For he giveth of his bread to the poor.
KJV
He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
"He who is kind-hearted will be blessed," etc. This is similar to that of the same judge, who discerning the merciful from the impious, says: "Come, blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world; for I was …
A bountiful eye - One that disposes him to help all that he sees to be in want; the bountiful eye means the bountiful heart; for the heart looks through the eye. The merciful heart, even when the hand has little or nothing to give, shall be blessed of the Lord.
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
The walk8
Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.
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Acts 20:35In everything, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus Himself: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”
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And do not neglect to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.
Reached by 3 independent paths from here.
Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender.
Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.
Then Jesus said to the man who had invited Him, “When you host a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or brothers or relatives or rich neighbors. Otherwise, they may invite…
Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.
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Proverbs 19:17Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender.
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Whoever gives to the poor will not be in need, but he who hides his eyes will receive many curses.
For God is not unjust. He will not forget your work and the love you have shown for His name as you have ministered to the saints and continue to do so.
Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured…
