Proverbs 11:25 (KJV)
“The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.”
Proverbs 11:25 is verse of the day number 265 of 366 on Lampfold, under the theme “The liberal soul”. It comes from Proverbs 11, and 8 other passages connected to it are listed below.
Proverbs 11:25 in other translations
A generous soul will prosper, and he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
The liberal soul shall be made fat; And he that watereth shall be watered also himself.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Proverbs 11:25 in context
Proverbs 11:22–28 (KJV). The verse of the day is highlighted.
22As a jewel of gold in a swine’s snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion.
23The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
24There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.
25The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.
26He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.
27He that diligently seeketh good procureth favour: but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him.
28He that trusteth in his riches shall fall; but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.
Cross-references for Proverbs 11:25
Passages most often linked to Proverbs 11:25, strongest connections first.
Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully. Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work: …
Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh? Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the LORD shall be thy rereward. Then shalt thou call, and the LORD shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity; …
Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:
But the liberal deviseth liberal things; and by liberal things shall he stand.
He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.
The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy. I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my judgment was as a robe and a diadem. I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame. …
If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail; Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof; (For from my youth he was brought up with me, as with a father, and I have guided her from my mother’s womb;) …
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