Proverbs 11:25
A liberal soul is made fat, And whoso is watering, he also is watered.
Young's Literal 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 withhold from pleasure the poor, And the eyes of the widow do consume,
Isaiah 32:8And the noble counselled noble things, And he for noble things riseth up.
Isaiah 58:8Then broken up as the dawn is thy light, And thy health in haste springeth up, Gone before thee hath thy righteousness, The honour of Jehovah doth gather thee.
Matthew 5:7'Happy the kind — because they shall find kindness.
2 Corinthians 9:6And this: He who is sowing sparingly, sparingly also shall reap; and he who is sowing in blessings, in blessings also shall reap;
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 →