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 is only good; the expectation of the wicked is wrath. 24There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is right, but [it tendeth] only to want. The liberal soul shall be made fat, and he that watereth shall be watered also himself. 26He that withholdeth corn, the people curse him; but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it. 27He that is earnest after good seeketh favour; but he that searcheth for mischief, it shall come upon him.

Proverbs 11:25 word by word

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

• soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soulH5315
• fatדָּשֵׁןdâshên · to prosperH1878
• alsoגַּםgam · alsoH1571

Cross-references for Proverbs 11:25

• Proverbs 28:27He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack; but he that withdraweth his eyes shall have many a curse.
• Job 29:13The blessing of him that was perishing came upon me, and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
• Job 31:16If I have withheld the poor from [their] desire, or caused the eyes of the widow to fail;
• Isaiah 32:8But the noble deviseth noble things; and to noble things doth he stand.
• Isaiah 58:7Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring to thy house the needy wanderers; when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?
• Matthew 5:7Blessed the merciful, for they shall find mercy.
• Matthew 25:34Then shall the King say to those on his right hand, Come, blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from [the] world's foundation:

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