the Week of Proper 10 / Ordinary 15
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Proverbs 22:9
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A generous person will be blessed,for he shares his food with the poor.
He who has a generous eye will be blessed; For he shares his food with the poor.
He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
Whoever has a bountiful eye will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor.
One who is generous will be blessed, Because he gives some of his food to the poor.
Generous people will be blessed, because they share their food with the poor.
He who is generous will be blessed, For he gives some of his food to the poor.
He who has a generous eye will be blessed; For he shares his food with the poor.
He that hath a good eye, he shalbe blessed: for he giueth of his bread vnto the poore.
He who is generous will be blessed,For he gives from his food to the poor.
A generous man will be blessed, for he shares his food with the poor.
The Lord blesses everyone who freely gives food to the poor.
He who is generous is blessed, because he shares his food with the poor.
He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed, for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
Generous people will be blessed, because they share their food with the poor.
He who has a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he gives of his bread to the poor.
Be generous and share your food with the poor. You will be blessed for it.
He who is generous will be blessed, for he gives to the poor from his own bread.
He who has a good eye, he is blessed, for he gives of his bread to the poor.
A louynge eye shalbe blessed, for he geueth of his bred vnto ye poore.
He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; For he giveth of his bread to the poor.
He who is kind will have a blessing, for he gives of his bread to the poor.
He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
Hee that hath a bountifull eye, shall bee blessed: for hee giueth of his bread to the poore.
He that has pity on the poor shall himself be maintained; for he has given of his own bread to the poor. He that gives liberally secures victory an honour; but he takes away the life of them that posses them.
He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
He that is redi to merci, schal be blessid; for of his looues he yaf to a pore man. He that yyueth yiftis, schal gete victorie and onour; forsothe he takith awei the soule of the takeris.
He that has a bountiful eye shall be blessed; For he gives of his bread to the poor.
He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
A generous person will be blessed, for he gives some of his food to the poor.
He who has a generous eye will be blessed, For he gives of his bread to the poor.
Blessed are those who are generous, because they feed the poor.
He who gives much will be honored, for he gives some of his food to the poor.
Those who are generous are blessed, for they share their bread with the poor.
A benevolent eye, the same, shall be blessed, - because he hath given of his bread to the poor.
He that is inclined to mercy, shall be blessed: for of his bread he hath given to the poor. He that maketh presents, shall purchase victory and honour: but he carrieth away the souls of the receivers.
He who has a bountiful eye will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor.
The good of eye -- he is blessed, For he hath given of his bread to the poor.
Generous hands are blessed hands because they give bread to the poor.
He who is generous will be blessed, For he gives some of his food to the poor.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
He that hath a bountiful eye: Heb. Good of eye, Proverbs 11:25, Proverbs 19:17, Proverbs 21:13, Deuteronomy 15:7-11, Deuteronomy 28:56, Job 31:16-20, Psalms 41:1-3, Psalms 112:9, Ecclesiastes 11:1, Ecclesiastes 11:2, Isaiah 32:8, Isaiah 58:7-12, Matthew 20:15, Matthew 25:34-40, Mark 7:22, Luke 6:35-38, Acts 20:35, 2 Corinthians 8:1, 2 Corinthians 8:2, 2 Corinthians 9:6-11, 1 Timothy 6:18, 1 Timothy 6:19, Hebrews 6:10, Hebrews 13:16, 1 Peter 4:9
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 15:10 - because Proverbs 3:10 - General Proverbs 23:6 - an Proverbs 28:27 - that giveth Proverbs 31:20 - she reacheth Ezekiel 18:16 - but hath Matthew 25:35 - I was an Luke 6:30 - Give Luke 6:38 - and it Romans 12:8 - giveth 2 Corinthians 9:7 - God
Cross-References
And Noah builded an aulter vnto ye Lorde, and tooke of euery cleane beast, and of euery cleane foule, & offred burnt offering on the aulter
And the Lorde appearyng vnto Abram, sayd, Unto thy seede wyl I geue this lande: And there buylded he an aulter vnto the Lorde whiche appeared vnto hym.
After these sayinges, god did tempt Abraham, and sayde vnto him Abraham. Which answered, here I am.
And he saide: take thy sonne, thyne onlye sonne Isahac whom thou louest, & get thee vnto the lande Moriah, and offer him there for a burnt offering vpon one of the mountaines which I wyl shewe thee.
The thirde day Abraham lyft vp his eyes, and sawe the place a farre of:
Then spake Isahac vnto Abraham his father, and sayd, my father. And he aunswered, here am I, my sonne. He sayde, see here is fyre and wood, but where is the beast for burnt sacrifice?
Abraham aunswered: My God wyll prouide a beast for burnt sacrifice: and so they went both together.
And Abraham stretchyng foorth his hande, toke the knyfe to haue killed his sonne.
That in blessing I wyll blesse thee, and in multiplying I wyll multiplie thy seede as the starres of heauen, and as the sande which is vpon the sea side, and thy seede shall possesse the gates of his enemies.
And in thy seede shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, because thou hast hearde my voyce.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed,.... Or "a good eye" y; who looks about him for proper objects to do good unto; looks pleasantly on them, and deals out cheerfully and bountifully to them; he shall be blessed with an increase of temporal good things, with spiritual blessings, and with eternal glory and happiness; when he does what he does from principles of grace, with a view to the glory of God, not depending on what he does, but upon the grace of God, and the righteousness of Christ;
for he giveth of his bread to the poor; what is his own and a part of it; not all, for he reserves some as he ought for himself and his; but he does not eat his morsel alone, he gives of it to the necessitous; his beneficent hand is a proof of his bountiful eye and liberal heart.
y טוב עין "bonus oculus", Montanus, Vatablus, Cocceius; "bonus oculo", Junilus & Tremellius, Mercerus, Gejerus, Michaelis, Schultens.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
He that hath a bountiful eye - literally, as in the margin, contrasted with the “evil eye” of Proverbs 28:22.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Proverbs 22:9. 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.
