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


In Context

22 Like a gold ring in a pig's snout, is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.

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

24 There is one who scatters, and increases yet more. There is one who withholds more than is appropriate, but gains poverty.

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

26 People curse someone who withholds grain, but blessing will be on the head of him who sells it.

27 He who diligently seeks good seeks favor, but he who searches after evil, 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 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.