Devine Scripture

Proverbs 22:9

Proverbs chapter 22 · verse 9 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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

Context

v.8He that soweth iniquity shall reap calamity; And the rod of his wrath shall fail.

v.9This passage

v.10Cast out the scoffer, and contention will go out; Yea, strife and ignominy will cease.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Hebrews 13:16

    But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

  • Psalms 112:9

    He hath dispersed, he hath given to the needy; His righteousness endureth for ever: His horn shall be exalted with honor.

  • Deuteronomy 28:56

    The tender and delicate woman among you, who would not adventure to set the sole of her foot upon the ground for delicateness and tenderness, her eye shall be evil toward the husband of her bosom, and toward her son, and toward her daughter,

  • Job 31:16

    If I have withheld the poor fromtheirdesire, Or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,

  • 2 Corinthians 9:6

    But thisI say, He that soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he that soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.

  • Matthew 25:34

    Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: