9 A generous man will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 22:9
A Good Name, Humility, Training, Justice for the Poor, and the Words of the Wise
The chapter moves from reputation and humility, to training and generosity, to discipline and oppression, then into a formal instruction section that calls the learner to receive the words of the wise, protect the poor, avoid anger-shaped companionship, reject rash financial pledges, honor inherited boundaries, and pursue skilled work.
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Verse 9
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Original words
A generous [man] טֽוֹב־ H2896 Adjective - masculine singular construct . . . עַ֭יִן H5869 Noun - common singular . . . ה֣וּא H1931 Pronoun - third person masculine singular will be blessed יְבֹרָ֑ךְ H1288 Verb - Pual - Imperfect - third person masculine singular for כִּֽי־ H3588 Conjunction he shares נָתַ֖ן H5414 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular his bread מִלַּחְמ֣וֹ H3899 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular with the poor לַדָּֽל׃ H1800 Preposition-l, Article | Adjective - masculine singular construct
BSB notes
- Literally He whose eye is good