Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed. New Living Translation The generous will prosper; those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed. English Standard Version Whoever brings blessing will be enriched, and one who waters will himself be watered. Berean Standard Bible A generous soul will prosper, and he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed. King James Bible The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself. New King James Version The generous soul will be made rich, And he who waters will also be watered himself. New American Standard Bible A generous person will be prosperous, And one who gives others plenty of water will himself be given plenty. NASB 1995 The generous man will be prosperous, And he who waters will himself be watered. NASB 1977 The generous man will be prosperous, And he who waters will himself be watered. Legacy Standard Bible The soul that blesses will be enriched, And he who waters will himself be watered. Amplified Bible The generous man [is a source of blessing and] shall be prosperous and enriched, And he who waters will himself be watered [reaping the generosity he has sown]. Christian Standard Bible A generous person will be enriched, and the one who gives a drink of water will receive water. Holman Christian Standard Bible A generous person will be enriched, and the one who gives a drink of water will receive water. American Standard Version The liberal soul shall be made fat; And he that watereth shall be watered also himself. Aramaic Bible in Plain English The blessed soul will grow fat and an accursed one will again be cursed. Brenton Septuagint Translation Every sincere soul is blessed: but a passionate man is not graceful. Contemporary English Version Generosity will be rewarded: Give a cup of water, and you will receive a cup of water in return. Douay-Rheims Bible The soul which blesseth, shall be made fat: and he that inebriateth, shall be inebriated also himself. English Revised Version The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself. GOD'S WORD® Translation A generous person will be made rich, and whoever satisfies others will himself be satisfied. Good News Translation Be generous, and you will be prosperous. Help others, and you will be helped. International Standard Version A generous person will prosper, and anyone who gives water will receive a flood in return. JPS Tanakh 1917 The beneficent soul shall be made rich, and he that satisfieth abundantly shall be satisfied also himself. Literal Standard Version A liberal soul is made fat, | And whoever is watering, he also is watered. Majority Standard Bible A generous soul will prosper, and he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed. New American Bible Whoever confers benefits will be amply enriched, and whoever refreshes others will be refreshed. NET Bible A generous person will be enriched, and the one who provides water for others will himself be satisfied. New Revised Standard Version A generous person will be enriched, and one who gives water will get water. New Heart English Bible The liberal soul shall be made fat. He who waters shall be watered also himself. Webster's Bible Translation The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself. World English Bible The liberal soul shall be made fat. He who waters shall be watered also himself. Young's Literal Translation A liberal soul is made fat, And whoso is watering, he also is watered. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Dishonest Scales…24One gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds what is right, only to become poor. 25A 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.… Cross References Matthew 5:7 Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. 2 Corinthians 9:6 Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. 2 Corinthians 9:7 Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver. 2 Samuel 17:28 They brought beds, basins, and earthen vessels, as well as wheat, barley, flour, roasted grain, beans, lentils, Proverbs 3:9 Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your harvest; Proverbs 3:10 then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine. Proverbs 11:24 One gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds what is right, only to become poor. Treasury of Scripture The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that waters shall be watered also himself. liberal soul Proverbs 28:27 He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse. Job 29:13-18 The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy… Job 31:16-20 If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail; … Jump to Previous Abundantly Beneficent Blessing Cursed Curser Enriched Fat Generous Gives Liberal Others Prosper Prosperous Refreshed Refreshes Rich Satisfied Satisfieth Soul Watered Watereth Watering WatersJump to Next Abundantly Beneficent Blessing Cursed Curser Enriched Fat Generous Gives Liberal Others Prosper Prosperous Refreshed Refreshes Rich Satisfied Satisfieth Soul Watered Watereth Watering WatersProverbs 11 1. On DeceptionVerse 25. - The sentiment of the preceding verse is here carried on and confirmed. The liberal soul; literally, the soul of blessings, the man that blesses others by giving liberally. Shall be made fat (Proverbs 13:4; Proverbs 28:25). The term is used of the rich and prosperous (Psalm 22:29). Septuagint, "Every simple soul is blessed." He that watereth - benefits and refreshes others - shall be watered also himself; shall receive the blessing which he imparts. The Vulgate introduces another idea, Qui inebriat, ipse quoque inebriabitur, where the verb implies rather abundance than excess, as in Proverbs 5:19, etc. The Septuagint departs widely from the present text: "A passionate man is not graceful" (εὐσχήμων), i.e. is ugly in appearance and manner - a sentiment which may be very true, but it is not clear how it found its way into the passage. St. Chrysostom comments upon it in 'Hom.' 17, on St. John. There are some Eastern proverbs on the stewardship of the rich. When a good man gets riches, it is like fruit falling into the midst of the village. The riches of the good are like water turned into a rice field. The good, like clouds, receive only to give away. The rivers themselves drink not their water; nor do the trees eat their own sweet fruit, and the clouds eat not the crops. The garment in which you clothe another will last longer than that in which you clothe yourself. Who gives alms sows one and reaps a thousand. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew A generousבְּרָכָ֥ה (bə·rā·ḵāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 1293: Benediction, prosperity soul נֶֽפֶשׁ־ (ne·p̄eš-) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion will prosper, תְדֻשָּׁ֑ן (ṯə·ḏuš·šān) Verb - Pual - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 1878: To be fat, to fatten, to anoint, to satisfy, to remove, ashes and he who refreshes others וּ֝מַרְוֶ֗ה (ū·mar·weh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 7301: To be saturated, drink one's fill will himself ה֥וּא (hū) Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are be refreshed. יוֹרֶֽא׃ (yō·w·re) Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3384: To flow as water, to lay, throw, to point out, to teach Links Proverbs 11:25 NIVProverbs 11:25 NLT Proverbs 11:25 ESV Proverbs 11:25 NASB Proverbs 11:25 KJV Proverbs 11:25 BibleApps.com Proverbs 11:25 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 11:25 Chinese Bible Proverbs 11:25 French Bible Proverbs 11:25 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 11:25 The liberal soul shall be made fat (Prov. 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