💡WEB · Proverbs 22:9
What does Proverbs 22:9 mean?
"He who has a generous eye will be blessed; for he shares his food with the poor."
— Proverbs 22:9 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
The rich rule over the poor. The borrower is servant to the lender.
He who sows wickedness reaps trouble, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.
He who has a generous eye will be blessed; for he shares his food with the poor.
Drive out the mocker, and strife will go out; yes, quarrels and insults will stop.
He who loves purity of heart and speaks gracefully is the king’s friend.
Yahweh’s eyes watch over knowledge; but he frustrates the words of the unfaithful.
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