Proverbs 11:25
The bountiful man shall be enriched, And he that watereth shall himself be watered.
Noyes Bible
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 refused the poor their desire, And caused the eyes of the widow to fail;
Isaiah 32:8But the liberal deviseth liberal things, And in liberal things will he persevere.
Isaiah 58:8Then shall thy light break forth like the morning, And thy health shall spring forth speedily; Thy salvation shall go before thee, And the glory of Jehovah shall bring up thy rear.
Matthew 5:7Blessed are the merciful; for they will obtain mercy.
2 Corinthians 9:6But this there is to say: He that soweth sparingly, shall reap also sparingly; and he that soweth bountifully, shall reap also bountifully.
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 →