“As it is written, “He has scattered abroad, he has given to the poor. His righteousness remains forever.”Psalm 112:9”
— WEB
2 Corinthians 9:9
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Translations sourced from the public-domain WEB, KJV, and ASV. See all sources.
“(As it is written, He hath dispersed abroad; he hath given to the poor: his righteousness remaineth for ever.”
— KJV
“as it is written, He hath scattered abroad, he hath given to the poor; His righteousness abideth for ever.”
— ASV
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Commentary
As it is written--realizing the highly blessed character portrayed in Psa 112:9. He--the "good man" (Psa 112:5). dispersed--as seed sown with full and open hand, without anxious thought in what direction each grain may fall. It is implied also that he has always what he may disperse [BENGEL]. So in Psa 112:9. the poor--The Greek word is found here only in New Testament, "one in straitened circumstances, who earns his bread by labor." The word usually employed means "one so poor as to live by begging." his righteousness--Here "beneficence": the evidence of his being righteous before God and man. Compare Deu 24:13; Mat 6:1, "alms"; Greek, "righteousness." remaineth--unexhausted and unfailing.
— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)
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