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


In Context

22 Like a gold ring in a pig's snout is a beautiful woman who shows no discretion.

23 The desire of the righteous ends only in good, but the hope of the wicked only in wrath.

24 One man gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty.

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

26 People curse the man who hoards grain, but blessing crowns him who is willing to sell.

27 He who seeks good finds goodwill, but evil comes to him who searches for it.

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 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.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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