9He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
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He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.
That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate; …
Use hospitality one to another without grudging.
I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 9)Here is, 1. The description of a charitable man; he has a bountiful eye , opposed to the evil eye (Prov. 23:6) and the same with the single eye (Matt. 6:22),—an eye that seeks out objects of charity, besides those that offer themselves,—an eye that, upon the sight of one in want and misery, affects the heart with compassion,—an eye that with the alms gives a pleasant look, which makes the alms dou…
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