9A 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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A generous [man]טֽוֹב־H2896Adjective - masculine singular construct. . .עַ֭יִןH5869Noun - common singular. . .ה֣וּאH1931Pronoun - third person masculine singularwill be blessedיְבֹרָ֑ךְH1288Verb - Pual - Imperfect - third person masculine singularforכִּֽי־H3588Conjunctionhe sharesנָתַ֖ןH5414Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularhis breadמִלַּחְמ֣וֹH3899Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularwith the poorלַדָּֽל׃H1800Preposition-l, Article | Adjective - masculine singular construct
BSB notes
- Literally He whose eye is good