Bible verse

Proverbs 22:9

A generous man will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor.

Proverbs 22:9 · BSB

Proverbs 22:9 in context

The verses around it, from Proverbs 22.

5 Thorns and snares lie on the path of the perverse; he who guards his soul stays far from them.

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 rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.

8 He who sows injustice will reap disaster, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.

9 A generous man will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor.

10 Drive out the mocker, and conflict will depart; even quarreling and insults will cease.

11 He who loves a pure heart and gracious lips will have the king for a friend.

12 The LORD’s eyes keep watch over knowledge, but He frustrates the words of the faithless.

13 The slacker says, “There is a lion outside! I will be slain in the streets!”

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Proverbs 22:9 in other translations

KJV

He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.

ASV

He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; For he giveth of his bread to the poor.

ERV

He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.

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