Proverbs 11:25
The generous person will prosper 1 and the one who gives water to others will have water for himself. 1
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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 poor people from their desire, 1 or if I have caused the eyes of the widow to grow dim from crying, 1
Isaiah 32:8But the honorable man makes honorable plans; and because of his honorable actions he will stand. 1
Isaiah 58:8Then your light would be broken open like the sunrise, and your healing would quickly sprout up; 1 your righteousness would go before you, and the glory of Yahweh would be your rearguard. 1
Matthew 5:7Blessed are the merciful, 2 for they will obtain mercy. 1
2 Corinthians 9:6The point is this: The one who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the one who sows for the purpose of a blessing will also reap a 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 →