25The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that waters shall be watered also himself.


In Context

22 As a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion.

23 The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

24 There is that scatters, and yet increases; and there is that withholds more than is meet, but it tends to poverty.

25 The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that waters shall be watered also himself.

26 He that withholds corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing shall be on the head of him that sells it.

27 He that diligently seeks good procures favor: but he that seeks mischief, it shall come to him.

Proverbs 11:25 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

11:25The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

11:25A generous man will prosper; he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

11:25The soul which blesseth, shall be made fat: and he that inebriateth, shall be inebriated also himself.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

11:25The liberal soul shall be made fat; And he that watereth shall be watered also himself.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:25The liberal soul shall be made fat, and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

11:25The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:25The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:25The liberal soul shall be made fat. He who waters shall be watered also himself.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

11:25A liberal soul is made fat, And whoso is watering, he also is watered.