Proverbs 22:9

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

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  • Prov 19:17 : 17 He who has pity on the poor gives to the Lord, and the Lord will give him his reward.
  • Heb 13:16 : 16 But go on doing good and giving to others, because God is well-pleased with such offerings.
  • 1 Pet 4:9 : 9 Keep open house for all with a glad heart;
  • Deut 15:7-9 : 7 If in any of your towns in the land which the Lord your God is giving you, there is a poor man, one of your countrymen, do not let your heart be hard or your hand shut to him; 8 But let your hand be open to give him the use of whatever he is in need of. 9 And see that there is no evil thought in your heart, moving you to say to yourself, The seventh year, the year of forgiveness is near; and so looking coldly on your poor countryman you give him nothing; and he will make an outcry to the Lord against you, and it will be judged as sin in you. 10 But it is right for you to give to him, without grief of heart: for because of this, the blessing of the Lord your God will be on all your work and on everything to which you put your hand. 11 For there will never be a time when there are no poor in the land; and so I give orders to you, Let your hand be open to your countrymen, to those who are poor and in need in your land.
  • Deut 28:56 : 56 The most soft and delicate of your women, who would not so much as put her foot on the earth, so delicate is she, will be hard-hearted to her husband and to her son and to her daughter;
  • Job 31:16-20 : 16 If I kept back the desire of the poor; if the widow's eye was looking for help to no purpose; 17 If I kept my food for myself, and did not give some of it to the child with no father; 18 (For I was cared for by God as by a father from my earliest days; he was my guide from the body of my mother;) 19 If I saw one near to death for need of clothing, and that the poor had nothing covering him; 20 If his back did not give me a blessing, and the wool of my sheep did not make him warm;
  • Ps 41:1-3 : 1 <To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David.> Happy is the man who gives thought to the poor; the Lord will be his saviour in the time of trouble. 2 The Lord will keep him safe, and give him life; the Lord will let him be a blessing on the earth, and will not give him into the hand of his haters. 3 The Lord will be his support on his bed of pain: by you will all his grief be turned to strength.
  • Ps 112:9 : 9 He has given with open hands to the poor; his righteousness is for ever; his horn will be lifted up with honour.
  • Prov 11:25 : 25 He who gives blessing will be made fat, but the curser will himself be cursed.
  • Prov 21:13 : 13 He whose ears are stopped at the cry of the poor, will himself get no answer to his cry for help.
  • Eccl 11:1-2 : 1 Put out your bread on the face of the waters; for after a long time it will come back to you again. 2 Give a part to seven or even to eight, because you have no knowledge of the evil which will be on the earth.
  • Isa 32:8 : 8 But the noble-hearted man has noble purposes, and by these he will be guided.
  • Isa 58:7-9 : 7 Is it not to give your bread to those in need, and to let the poor who have no resting-place come into your house? to put a robe on the unclothed one when you see him, and not to keep your eyes shut for fear of seeing his flesh? 8 Then will light be shining on you like the morning, and your wounds will quickly be well: and your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the Lord will come after you. 9 Then at the sound of your voice, the Lord will give an answer; at your cry he will say, Here am I. If you take away from among you the yoke, the putting out of the finger of shame, and the evil word; 10 And if you give your bread to those in need of it, so that the troubled one may have his desire; then you will have light in the dark, and your night will be as the full light of the sun: 11 And the Lord will be your guide at all times; in dry places he will give you water in full measure, and will make strong your bones; and you will be like a watered garden, and like an ever-flowing spring. 12 And your sons will be building again the old waste places: you will make strong the bases of old generations: and you will be named, He who puts up the broken walls, and, He who makes ready the ways for use.
  • Matt 20:15 : 15 Have I not the right to do as seems good to me in my house? or is your eye evil, because I am good?
  • Matt 25:34-40 : 34 Then will the King say to those on his right, Come, you who have the blessing of my Father, into the kingdom made ready for you before the world was: 35 For I was in need of food, and you gave it to me: I was in need of drink, and you gave it to me: I was wandering, and you took me in; 36 I had no clothing, and you gave it to me: when I was ill, or in prison, you came to me. 37 Then will the upright make answer to him, saying, Lord, when did we see you in need of food, and give it to you? or in need of drink, and give it to you? 38 And when did we see you wandering, and take you in? or without clothing, and give it to you? 39 And when did we see you ill, or in prison, and come to you? 40 And the King will make answer and say to them, Truly I say to you, Because you did it to the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.
  • Mark 7:22 : 22 The taking of goods and of life, broken faith between husband and wife, the desire of wealth, wrongdoing, deceit, sins of the flesh, an evil eye, angry words, pride, foolish acts:
  • Luke 6:35-38 : 35 But be loving to those who are against you and do them good, and give them your money, not giving up hope, and your reward will be great and you will be the sons of the Most High: for he is kind to evil men, and to those who have hard hearts. 36 Be full of pity, even as your Father is full of pity. 37 Be not judges of others, and you will not be judged: do not give punishment to others, and you will not get punishment yourselves: make others free, and you will be made free: 38 Give, and it will be given to you; good measure, crushed down, full and running over, they will give to you. For in the same measure as you give, it will be given to you again.
  • Luke 14:13 : 13 But when you give a feast, send for the poor and the blind and those who are broken in body:
  • Acts 20:35 : 35 In all things I was an example to you of how, in your lives, you are to give help to the feeble, and keep in memory the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, There is a greater blessing in giving than in getting.
  • 2 Cor 8:1-2 : 1 And now we give you news, brothers, about the grace of God which has been given to the churches of Macedonia; 2 How while they were undergoing every sort of trouble, and were in the greatest need, they took all the greater joy in being able to give freely to the needs of others.
  • 2 Cor 9:6-9 : 6 But in the Writings it says, He who puts in only a small number of seeds, will get in the same; and he who puts them in from a full hand, will have produce in full measure from them. 7 Let every man do after the purpose of his heart; not giving with grief, or by force: for God takes pleasure in a ready giver. 8 And God is able to give you all grace in full measure; so that ever having enough of all things, you may be full of every good work: 9 As it is said in the Writings, He has sent out far and wide, he has given to the poor; his righteousness is for ever. 10 And he who gives seed for putting into the field and bread for food, will take care of the growth of your seed, at the same time increasing the fruits of your righteousness; 11 Your wealth being increased in everything, with a simple mind, causing praise to God through us.
  • 1 Tim 6:18-19 : 18 And to do good, having wealth in good works, being quick to give, taking part with one another; 19 Making ready for themselves a safe place for the time to come, so that the true life may be theirs.
  • Heb 6:10 : 10 For God is true, and will not put away from him the memory of your work and of your love for his name, in the help which you gave and still give to the saints.

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  • Prov 28:27
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    27 He who gives to the poor will never be in need, but great curses will be on him who gives no attention to them.

  • Prov 19:17
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    17 He who has pity on the poor gives to the Lord, and the Lord will give him his reward.

  • 2 Cor 9:6-7
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    6 But in the Writings it says, He who puts in only a small number of seeds, will get in the same; and he who puts them in from a full hand, will have produce in full measure from them.

    7 Let every man do after the purpose of his heart; not giving with grief, or by force: for God takes pleasure in a ready giver.

  • Ps 41:1
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    1 <To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David.> Happy is the man who gives thought to the poor; the Lord will be his saviour in the time of trouble.

  • Prov 28:19-22
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    19 By ploughing his land a man will have bread in full measure; but he who goes after good-for-nothing persons will be poor enough.

    20 A man of good faith will have great blessing, but one attempting to get wealth quickly will not go free from punishment.

    21 It is not good to have respect for a man's position: for a man will do wrong for a bit of bread.

    22 He who is ever desiring wealth goes running after money, and does not see that need will come on him.

  • Deut 15:7-11
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    7 If in any of your towns in the land which the Lord your God is giving you, there is a poor man, one of your countrymen, do not let your heart be hard or your hand shut to him;

    8 But let your hand be open to give him the use of whatever he is in need of.

    9 And see that there is no evil thought in your heart, moving you to say to yourself, The seventh year, the year of forgiveness is near; and so looking coldly on your poor countryman you give him nothing; and he will make an outcry to the Lord against you, and it will be judged as sin in you.

    10 But it is right for you to give to him, without grief of heart: for because of this, the blessing of the Lord your God will be on all your work and on everything to which you put your hand.

    11 For there will never be a time when there are no poor in the land; and so I give orders to you, Let your hand be open to your countrymen, to those who are poor and in need in your land.

  • Prov 22:16
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    16 He who is cruel to the poor for the purpose of increasing his profit, and he who gives to the man of wealth, will only come to be in need.

  • Prov 23:6
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    6 Do not take the food of him who has an evil eye, or have any desire for his delicate meat:

  • Prov 14:21
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    21 He who has no respect for his neighbour is a sinner, but he who has pity for the poor is happy.

  • Ps 112:9
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    9 He has given with open hands to the poor; his righteousness is for ever; his horn will be lifted up with honour.

  • 2 Cor 9:9-10
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    9 As it is said in the Writings, He has sent out far and wide, he has given to the poor; his righteousness is for ever.

    10 And he who gives seed for putting into the field and bread for food, will take care of the growth of your seed, at the same time increasing the fruits of your righteousness;

  • Prov 28:8
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    8 He who makes his wealth greater by taking interest, only gets it together for him who has pity on the poor.

  • Luke 6:20
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    20 And turning his eyes to his disciples he said, Happy are you who are poor: for the kingdom of God is yours.

  • Prov 13:23
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    23 There is much food in the ploughed land of the poor; but it is taken away by wrongdoing.

  • Prov 14:31
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    31 He who is hard on the poor puts shame on his Maker; but he who has mercy on those who are in need gives him honour.

  • Prov 11:24-26
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    24 A man may give freely, and still his wealth will be increased; and another may keep back more than is right, but only comes to be in need.

    25 He who gives blessing will be made fat, but the curser will himself be cursed.

    26 He who keeps back grain will be cursed by the people; but a blessing will be on the head of him who lets them have it for a price.

  • Ps 37:26
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    26 All the day he is ready to have mercy and to give; his children are a blessing.

  • Job 20:10
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    10 His children are hoping that the poor will be kind to them, and his hands give back his wealth.

  • Prov 29:7
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    7 The upright man gives attention to the cause of the poor: the evil-doer gives no thought to it.

  • Prov 10:22
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    22 The blessing of the Lord gives wealth: hard work makes it no greater.

  • Prov 29:13
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    13 The poor man and his creditor come face to face: the Lord gives light to their eyes equally.

  • Prov 21:13
    73%

    13 He whose ears are stopped at the cry of the poor, will himself get no answer to his cry for help.

  • Ps 37:22
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    22 Those who have his blessing will have the earth for their heritage; but those who are cursed by him will be cut off.

  • Ps 132:15
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    15 My blessing will be on her food; and her poor will be full of bread.

  • Ps 112:5
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    5 All is well for the man who is kind and gives freely to others; he will make good his cause when he is judged.

  • Prov 28:3
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    3 A man of wealth who is cruel to the poor is like a violent rain causing destruction of food.

  • Deut 15:4
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    4 But there will be no poor among you; for the Lord will certainly give you his blessing in the land which the Lord your God is giving you for your heritage;

  • Deut 16:17
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    17 Every man is to give as he is able, in the measure of the blessing which the Lord your God has given you.

  • Job 29:11
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    11 For when it came to their ears, men said that I was truly happy; and when their eyes saw, they gave witness to me;

  • Matt 13:12
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    12 Because whoever has, to him will be given, and he will have more; but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away.

  • Prov 20:13
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    13 Do not be a lover of sleep, or you will become poor: keep your eyes open, and you will have bread enough.

  • Luke 21:1
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    1 And looking up, he saw the men of wealth putting their offerings in the money-box.

  • Deut 14:29
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    29 And the Levite, because he has no part or heritage in the land, and the man from a strange country, and the child who has no father, and the widow, who are living among you, will come and take food and have enough; and so the blessing of the Lord your God will be on you in everything you do.

  • Matt 6:4
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    4 So that your giving may be in secret; and your Father, who sees in secret, will give you your reward.

  • Isa 58:7
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    7 Is it not to give your bread to those in need, and to let the poor who have no resting-place come into your house? to put a robe on the unclothed one when you see him, and not to keep your eyes shut for fear of seeing his flesh?

  • Matt 25:29
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    29 For to everyone who has will be given, and he will have more: but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away.

  • Job 22:7
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    7 You do not give water to the tired traveller, and from him who has no food you keep back bread.

  • Prov 12:9
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    9 He who is of low position and has a servant, is better than one who has a high opinion of himself and is in need of bread.

  • Prov 25:21
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    21 If your hater is in need of food, give him bread; and if he is in need of drink, give him water: