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Proverbs 22:9
He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; For he giveth of his bread to the poor.
Proverbs 22:9 · American Standard Version
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Proverbs 22:9 in other translations
He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
A generous man will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor.
He who has a generous eye will be blessed, for he shares his food with the poor.
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In context
6 Train up a child in the way he should go, And even when he is old he will not depart from it.
7 The rich ruleth over the poor; And the borrower is servant to the lender.
8 He that soweth iniquity shall reap calamity; And the rod of his wrath shall fail.
9 He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; For he giveth of his bread to the poor.
10 Cast out the scoffer, and contention will go out; Yea, strife and ignominy will cease.
11 He that loveth pureness of heart, For the grace of his lips the king will be his friend.
12 The eyes of Jehovah preserve him that hath knowledge; But he overthroweth the words of the treacherous man.
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