Proverbs 22:9

“He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed, etc.] Or “a good eye”f602; who looks about him for proper objects to do good unto; looks pleasantly on them, and deals out cheerfully and bountifully to them; he shall be blessed with an increase of temporal good things, with spiritual blessings, and with eternal glory and happiness; when he does what he does from principles of grace, with a view to the glory of God, not depending on what he does, but upon the grace of God, and the righteousness of Christ; for he giveth of his bread to the poor; what is his own and a part of it; not all, for he reserves some as he ought for himself and his; but he does not eat his morsel alone, he gives of it to…”

“a bountiful eye--that is, a beneficent disposition. for he giveth . . . poor--His acts prove it.”

“He that hath a bountiful eye - literally, as in the margin, contrasted with the “evil eye” of Proverbs 28:22. return to 'Top of Page'”

“He - Who looks upon the wants and miseries of others with compassion. Proverbs 22:12”

“He that hath a bountiful eye: Heb. Good of eye, Pro 11:25, Pro 19:17, Pro 21:13; Deu 15:7-11, Deu 28:56; Job 31:16-20; Psa 41:1-3; Psa 112:9; Ecc 11:1, Ecc 11:2; Isa 32:8, Isa 58:7-12; Mat 20:15, Mat 25:34-40; Mar 7:22; Luk 6:35-38; Act 20:35; Co2 8:1, Co2 8:2, Co2 9:6-11; Ti1 6:18, Ti1 6:19; Heb 6:10, Heb 13:16; Pe1 4:9 Proverbs 22:10”

“9 He who is friendly is blessed; Because he giveth of his bread to the poor. The thought is the same as at Pro 11:25. טוב עין (thus to be written without Makkeph, with Munach of the first word, with correct Codd., also 1294 and Jaman), the contrast of רע עין, Pro 23:6; Pro 22:22, i.e., the envious, evil-eyed, ungracious (post-bibl. also צר עין), is one who looks kindly, is good-hearted, and as ἱλαρὸς δότης, shows himself benevolent. Such gentleness and kindness is called in the Mishna עין טובה (Aboth ii. 13), or עין יפה. Such a friend is blessed, for he has also himself scattered blessings (cf. גּם־הוּא, Pro 11:25; Pro 21:13); he has, as is said, looking back from the blessing that has…”