Proverbs 11:25

Proverbs 11:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.
• New International Version (NIV)A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Whoever brings blessing will be enriched, and one who waters will himself be watered.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The generous soul will be made rich, And he who waters will also be watered himself.

Context of Proverbs 11:25

23The desire of the righteous leads only to good, but the hope of the wicked brings wrath. 24One gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds what is right, only to become poor. A generous soul will prosper, and he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed. 26The people will curse the hoarder of grain, but blessing will crown the one who sells it. 27He who searches out good finds favor, but evil will come to him who seeks it.

Proverbs 11:25 word by word

נֶֽפֶשׁ־בְּרָכָ֥ה תְדֻשָּׁ֑ן וּ֝מַרְוֶ֗ה גַּם־ה֥וּא יוֹרֶֽא׃Read the interlinear

• A generousבְּרָכָהberâkâh · blessingH1293
• soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: myselfH5315
• will prosperדָּשֵׁןdâshên · to prosperH1878
• and he who refreshes othersרָוָהrâvâh · to quenchH7301
• and he who refreshes othersגַּםgam · alsoH1571
• will himselfהוּאhû' hîy' · he/she/itH1931
• be refreshedיָרָאyârâh yârâ' · to shootH3384

Cross-references for Proverbs 11:25

• Proverbs 28:27Whoever gives to the poor will not be in need, but he who hides his eyes will receive many curses.
• Job 29:13The dying man blessed me, and I made the widow’s heart sing for joy.
• Job 31:16If I have denied the desires of the poor or allowed the widow’s eyes to fail,
• Isaiah 32:8But a noble man makes honorable plans; he stands up for worthy causes.
• Isaiah 58:7Isn’t it to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the poor and homeless into your home, to clothe the naked when you see him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?
• Matthew 5:7Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
• Matthew 25:34Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

Commentaries on Proverbs 11:25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25The liberal soul shall be made fat - He who gives to the distressed, in the true spirit of charity, shall get a hundred fold from God's mercy. How wonderful is the Lord! He gives the property, gives the heart to use it aright, and recompenses the man for the deed though all the fruit was found from himself! He that watereth - A man who distributes in the right spirit gets more good himself than the poor man does who receives the bounty. Thus it is more…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25Liberal soul - literally, “the soul that blesses,” i. e., gives freely and fully. The similitudes are both of them essentially Eastern. Fatness, the sleek, well filled look of health, becomes the figure of prosperity, as leanness of misfortune Proverbs 13:4; Proverbs 28:25; Psalm 22:29; Isaiah 10:16. Kindly acts come as the refreshing dew and soft rain from heaven upon a thirsty land.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 25Verse 25 Both in temporal and spiritual things, God commonly deals with his people according to the measure by which they deal with their brethren.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24-26Generous people who give freely to others will succeed, but those who hoard their money will lose it (see Proverbs 28:27; 2 Corinthians 9:6–9).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 24-3124-31. The scope of the whole is a comment on Pr 11:23. Thus liberality, by God's blessing, secures increase, while penuriousness, instead of expected gain, procures poverty.Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 11:25

• Beneficence
• Liberality

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Commentaries on Proverbs 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings