Geneva Study Bible Commentary
Proverbs 22:9
He that hath a bountiful (f) eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
(f) He that is merciful and liberal.
He that hath a bountiful (f) eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
(f) He that is merciful and liberal.
Verse Proverbs 22:9. _A BOUNTIFUL EYE_] One that disposes him to help all that he sees to be in want; the _bountiful eye_ means the _bountiful_ _heart_; for the _heart_ looks through the _eye_. The _m...
HE THAT HATH A BOUNTIFUL EYE - literally, as in the margin, contrasted with the “evil eye” of Proverbs 28:22....
CHAPTER 22 INSTRUCTIONS CONTINUED Better than great riches, better than silver and gold is a name and loving favor. If a person has riches and a bad name and is not well thought of, he is less honorab...
PROVERBS 22:6. IN THE WAY HE SHOULD GO puts more into the Heb. than it contains. It is lit. train up a child in proportion to his way_ i.e._ train him suitably. The moral implication is absent. The st...
THE POOR. a weak one. Hebrew. _dal._ Same word as in verses: Proverbs 22:16; Proverbs 22:22. Not the same word as in verses: Proverbs 22:2;...
_bountiful_ Lit. GOOD, in contrast with an evil or grudging eye, Proverbs 23:6-7....
CHAPTER 22 TEXT Proverbs 22:1-10 1. A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, And loving favor rather than silver and gold, 2. The rich and poor meet together: Jehovah is the maker o...
He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor. A BOUNTIFUL EYE - in contrast to an 'evil eye against one's poor brother' (), as the Levite "looked on" the wo...
1. To be regarded with favour is better than silver and gold. This v. is inscribed in large letters on the walls of Manchester Exchange. Rabbi Simeon used to say: 'There are only three crowns; the cro...
LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM PROVERBS _KEITH SIMONS_ CHAPTER 22 V1 It is better to be a responsible person than to have great wealth. It is better that people trust you than for you to receive silver and...
God wants us to be generous. He wants us to share the wealth that he has given to us (Deuteronomy 8:17-18). God cares about poor people. If we help other people, then we are doing God’s work (Luke 6:3...
טֹֽוב ־עַ֭יִן ה֣וּא יְבֹרָ֑ךְ כִּֽי ־נָתַ֖ן מ
CHANNEL 23 THE TREATMENT OF THE POOR "The rich and the needy meet together; The Lord is the maker of them all."- Proverbs 22:2 "He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed, for he giveth of his b...
“HE THAT LOVETH PURENESS OF HEART” Proverbs 22:1-16 Great riches are not always a great blessing. When they are held in trust for God, they afford the opportunity of giving a vast amount of happiness...
Verse Proverbs 22:2. The question that naturally arises on reading this is, Where do they meet together? This proverb is often used as having reference to the sanctuary or house of prayer; but a very...
_Is. Hebrew, "has a good eye," in opposition to the evil, or malicious one, Matthew xx. 15. --- He, &c., is not in Hebrew, or in the Latin edition of Comp. and St. Jerome._...
A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished. By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honour, and life. Thorns and snares are in the way...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 10 THROUGH 31. In chapter 10 begin the details which teach those who give ear how to avoid the snares into which the simple might fall, the path to be followe...
HE THAT HATH A BOUNTIFUL EYE SHALL BE BLESSED,.... Or "a good eye" y; who looks about him for proper objects to do good unto; looks pleasantly on them, and deals out cheerfully and bountifully to them...
He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor. Ver. 9. _He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed._] How Amalek, the licking people, as the name imports, I...
_He that hath a bountiful eye_ Hebrew, _a good eye._ He who looks upon the wants and miseries of others with compassion and kindness: as an _evil eye_ is put for one that beholds others with envy and...
V. 9. HE THAT HATH A BOUNTIFUL EYE, one which reflects kindness, friendliness, and charity, SHALL BE BLESSED; FOR HE GIVETH OF HIS BREAD TO THE POOR; as he dispenses blessing, he will receive blessing...
HE THAT HATH A BOUNTIFUL EYE: _ Heb._ good of eye...
HE THAT HATH A BOUNTIFUL EYE, Heb. _a good eye_, he who looks upon the wants and miseries of others with compassion and kindness, as this phrase is used, MATTHEW 20:15; as _an evil eye_ is put for one...
Proverbs 22:9 generous H2896 eye H5869 blessed H1288 (H8792) gives H5414 (H8804) bread H3899 poor H1800...
CONTENTS: Warnings and instructions. CHARACTERS: God, Solomon. CONCLUSION: Those who walk humbly with God in obedience to the commands of His Word and in submission to the disposals of His providenc...
Proverbs 22:1. _A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches._ When a man lives revered for his piety, it is better than to be feared for his power. Proverbs 22:2. _The rich and the poor meet...
_He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed._ THE BOUNTIFUL EYE The passage before us speaks of bounty in man, and blessedness from God. What is a bountiful eye, and what is the blessing belonging...
PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 22:7 THE RICH... LENDER who rules the POOR... BORROWER is seen in contrast to the BOUNTIFUL person who SHARES with th
_MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 22:9_ THE BOUNTIFUL EYE I. THE EYE IS AN INDEX OF THE SOUL. This is true, not only of the _expression_ of the eye but of its _direction_. What is in the mind can often be...
EXPOSITION PROVERBS 22:1 A GOOD NAME IS RATHER TO BE CHOSEN THAN GREAT RICHES. It will be observed that "good" in the Authorized Version is in italics, showing that the epithet is not expressed in th...
A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favor rather than silver and gold (Proverbs 22:1). The good name, so important, so valuable. Good reputation, so important. "Rather to...
1 Peter 4:9; 1 Timothy 6:18; 1 Timothy 6:19; 2 Corinthians 8:1;...
He — Who looks upon the wants and miseries of others with compassion....