Proverbs 11:25
The generous soul shall be made prosperous, and he who waters shall also be watered himself.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.
In Context
Cross References
Job 31:16If I have withheld the poor from [their] desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,
Isaiah 32:8But a noble man devises noble things, and in noble things he shall continue.
Isaiah 58:8Then thy light shall break forth as the morning, and thy healing shall spring forth speedily. And thy righteousness shall go before thee. The glory of LORD shall be thy rearward.
Matthew 5:7Blessed are the merciful, because they will obtain mercy.
2 Corinthians 9:6But this, he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows in blessings will also reap in blessings.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 11:25
The Praise of Liberality. 24 There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty. Note, 1. It is possible a man may grow rich by prudently spending what he has, may scatter in works of piety, charity, and generosity, and yet may increase; nay, by that means may increase, as the corn is increased by being sown. By cheerfully using what we have our spirits are exhilarated, and so fitted for the business we have to do, by minding which closely what… Read the whole commentary →