Proverbs 11:25

In 11 translations

BSB

A generous soul will prosper, and he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.

KJV

The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.liberal…: Heb. soul of blessing

WEB

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

ASV

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

LSV

A liberal soul is made fat, || And whoever is watering, he also is watered.

YLT

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

DBY

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

DRC

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

GNV

The liberall person shall haue plentie: and he that watereth, shall also haue raine.

JPS

The beneficent soul shall be made rich, and he that satisfieth abundantly shall be satisfied also himself.

LXXE

Every sincere soul is blessed: but a passionate man is not graceful.

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Original-language editions

WLC

נֶֽפֶשׁ־בְּרָכָ֥ה תְדֻשָּׁ֑ן וּ֝מַרְוֶ֗ה גַּם־ה֥וּא יוֹרֶֽא׃

LXX-Br

Ψυχὴ εὐλογουμένη πᾶσα ἁπλῇ, ἀνὴρ δὲ θυμώδης οὐκ εὐσχήμων.

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Cross-references most cited first

• Matthew 5:7Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
• 2 Corinthians 9:6–9Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For…
• Isaiah 58:7–11Isn’t it to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the poor and homeless into your home, to clothe the naked when you see him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood? Then your light will break forth…
• Matthew 25:34–35Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave Me something to eat, I was…
• Isaiah 32:8But a noble man makes honorable plans; he stands up for worthy causes.
• Proverbs 28:27Whoever gives to the poor will not be in need, but he who hides his eyes will receive many curses.
• Job 29:13–18The dying man blessed me, and I made the widow’s heart sing for joy. I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; justice was my robe and my turban. I served as eyes to the blind and as feet to the lame. I was a father…
• Job 31:16–20If I have denied the desires of the poor or allowed the widow’s eyes to fail, if I have eaten my morsel alone, not sharing it with the fatherless— though from my youth I reared him as would a father, and from my…

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