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Proverbs 22:9

A generous man

will be blessed,

for he shares his bread with the poor.

Proverbs 22:9 BSB
  1. a Literally He whose eye is good

Proverbs 22:9 has 23 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 23 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Proverbs 19:17 (17 votes) and Hebrews 6:10 (16 votes). 15 other verses point back to it. It links with 15 other books, from Deuteronomy 15 to 1 Peter 4.

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Which verses does Proverbs 22:9 point to?

The 20 strongest of 23, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Proverbs 19:1717 votes

    Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender.

  2. Hebrews 6:1016 votes

    For God is not unjust. He will not forget your work and the love you have shown for His name as you have ministered to the saints and continue to do so.

  3. 1 Timothy 6:18–1914 votes

    Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, and to be generous and ready to share, treasuring up for themselves a firm foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life.

  4. Acts 20:3513 votes

    In everything, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus Himself: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”

  5. 1 Peter 4:912 votes

    Show hospitality to one another without complaining.

  6. Hebrews 13:1611 votes

    And do not neglect to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.

  7. Psalm 112:99 votes

    He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor; his righteousness endures forever; his horn will be lifted high in honor.

  8. Luke 14:139 votes

    But when you host a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind,

  9. Deuteronomy 15:7–118 votes

    If there is a poor man among your brothers within any of the gates in the land that the LORD your God is giving you, then you are not to harden your heart or shut your hand from your poor brother. Instead, you are to open your hand to him and freely loan him whatever he needs. …

  10. Job 31:16–208 votes

    If I have denied the desires of the poor or allowed the widow’s eyes to fail, if I have eaten my morsel alone, not sharing it with the fatherless— …

  11. Proverbs 21:138 votes
  12. Ecclesiastes 11:1–28 votes
  13. Isaiah 32:88 votes
  14. Isaiah 58:7–128 votes
  15. Matthew 25:34–408 votes
  16. Luke 6:35–388 votes
  17. 2 Corinthians 8:1–28 votes
  18. 2 Corinthians 9:6–118 votes
  19. Psalm 41:1–37 votes
  20. Proverbs 11:257 votes

Which verses point to Proverbs 22:9?

The 10 strongest of 15.