Proverbs 11:25
The liberal soul shall be made fat, and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.
Darby Translation
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 caused the eyes of the widow to fail;
Isaiah 32:8But the noble deviseth noble things; and to noble things doth he stand.
Isaiah 58:8Then shall thy light break forth as the dawn, and thy health shall spring forth speedily; and thy righteousness shall go before thee, the glory of Jehovah shall be thy rearguard.
Matthew 5:7Blessed the merciful, for *they* shall find mercy.
2 Corinthians 9:6But this [is true], he that sows sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he that sows in [the spirit of] blessing shall reap also in blessing:
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 →