Bible verse
A generous man will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor.
Proverbs 22:9 · BSB
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!”
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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