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Proverbs 22:9

NETBible	A generous person¹ will be blessed,² for he gives some of his food³ to the poor.
NIV © biblegateway Pro 22:9	A generous man will himself be blessed, for he shares his food with the poor.
NASB © biblegateway Pro 22:9	He who is generous will be blessed, For he gives some of his food to the poor.
NLT © biblegateway Pro 22:9	Blessed are those who are generous, because they feed the poor.
MSG © biblegateway Pro 22:9	Generous hands are blessed hands because they give bread to the poor.
BBE © SABDAweb Pro 22:9	He who is kind will have a blessing, for he gives of his bread to the poor.
NRSV © bibleoremus Pro 22:9	Those who are generous are blessed, for they share their bread with the poor.
NKJV © biblegateway Pro 22:9	He who has a generous eye will be blessed, For he gives of his bread to the poor.
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KJV	He that hath a bountiful <02896> eye <05869> shall be blessed <01288> (8792)_; for he giveth <05414> (8804) of his bread <03899> to the poor <01800>_. {He that...: Heb. Good of eye}
NASB © biblegateway Pro 22:9	He who is generous <02896> <5869> will be blessed <01288> , For he gives <05414> some <04480> of his food <03899> to the poor <01800> .
LXXM	o <3588> T-NSM elewn <1653> V-PAPNS ptwcon <4434> N-ASM autov <846> D-NSM diatrafhsetai {V-FPI-3S} twn <3588> T-GPM gar <1063> PRT eautou <1438> D-GSM artwn <740> N-GPM edwken <1325> V-AAI-3S tw <3588> T-DSM ptwcw <4434> N-DSM (22:9a) nikhn <3529> N-ASF kai <2532> CONJ timhn <5092> N-ASF peripoieitai {V-PMI-3S} o <3588> T-NSM dwra <1435> N-APN douv <1325> V-AAPNS thn <3588> T-ASF mentoi <3305> PRT quchn <5590> N-ASF afaireitai {V-PMI-3S} twn <3588> T-GPM kekthmenwn <2932> V-RMPGP
NET [draft] ITL	A generous <05869> <02896> person <01931> will be blessed <01288> , for <03588> he gives <05414> some of his food <03899> to the poor <01800> .
HEBREW	ldl <01800> wmxlm <03899> Ntn <05414> yk <03588> Krby <01288> awh <01931> Nye <05869> bwj (22:9) <02896>

NETBible

A generous person¹ will be blessed,² for he gives some of his food³ to the poor.

NET Notes

¹tn Heb “good of eye.” This expression is an attributed genitive meaning “bountiful of eye” (cf. KJV, ASV “He that hath a bountiful eye”). This is the opposite of the “evil eye” which is covetous and wicked. The “eye” is a metonymy representing looking well to people’s needs. So this refers to the generous person (cf. NASB, NIV, NRSV, NLT).

²tn The form יְבֹרָךְ (yÿvorakh) is a Pual imperfect (here in pause) from בָּרַךְ (barakh); the word means “blessed” in the sense of “enriched,” implying there is a practical reward for being generous to the poor.

³sn It is from his own food that he gives to the poor. Of the many observations that could be made, it is worth noting that in blessing this kind of person God is in fact providing for the poor, because out of his blessing he will surely continue to share more.