Proverbs 22:9

A generous person ¹  will be blessed, ²  for he gives some of his food ³  to the poor.

A generous man will himself be blessed, for he shares his food with the poor.

He who is generous will be blessed, For he gives some of his food to the poor.

Blessed are those who are generous, because they feed the poor.

Generous hands are blessed hands because they give bread to the poor.

He who is kind will have a blessing, for he gives of his bread to the poor.

Those who are generous are blessed, for they share their bread with the poor.

He who has a generous eye will be blessed, For he gives of his bread to the poor.

A generous person ¹  will be blessed, ²  for he gives some of his food ³  to the poor.

¹ tn 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).

² tn 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.

³ sn 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.