Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
The generous soul shall be made prosperous, and he who waters shall also be watered himself.
New American Standard Bible
And he who
King James Version
The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.
Holman Bible
and the one who gives a drink of water
will receive water.
International Standard Version
A generous person will prosper, and anyone who gives water will receive a flood in return.
American Standard Version
The liberal soul shall be made fat; And he that watereth shall be watered also himself.
Amplified
The generous man [is a source of blessing and] shall be prosperous and enriched,
And he who waters will himself be watered [reaping the generosity he has sown].
Bible in Basic English
He who gives blessing will be made fat, but the curser will himself be cursed.
Darby Translation
The liberal soul shall be made fat, and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.
Julia Smith Translation
The soul of blessing shall be made fat: also he watering, shall himself drink to the full.
King James 2000
The liberal soul shall be made rich: and he that waters shall be watered also himself.
Lexham Expanded Bible
A person of blessing will be enriched, and he who gives water also will be refreshed.
Modern King James verseion
The soul who gives freely shall be made fat; and he who waters shall also be watered himself.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
He that is liberal in giving, shall have plenty; and he that watereth, shall be watered also himself.
NET Bible
A generous person will be enriched, and the one who provides water for others will himself be satisfied.
New Heart English Bible
The liberal soul shall be made fat. He who waters shall be watered also himself.
The Emphasized Bible
The liberal soul, shall he enriched, and, he that refresheth, shall himself also be refreshed.
Webster
The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.
World English Bible
The liberal soul shall be made fat. He who waters shall be watered also himself.
Youngs Literal Translation
A liberal soul is made fat, And whoso is watering, he also is watered.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 11:25
Verse Info
Context Readings
Proverbs Of Solomon
24 There is he who scatters, and increases yet more, and there he is who withholds more than is proper, but only to want. 25 The generous soul shall be made prosperous, and he who waters shall also be watered himself. 26 The people shall curse him who withholds grain, but a blessing shall be upon the head of him who sells it.
Cross References
Matthew 5:7
Blessed are the merciful, because they will obtain mercy.
2 Corinthians 9:6-9
But this, he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows in blessings will also reap in blessings.
Job 29:13-18
The blessing of him who was ready to perish came upon me, and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
Job 31:16-20
If I have withheld the poor from [their] desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,
Proverbs 28:27
He who gives to the poor shall not lack, but he who hides his eyes shall have many a curse.
Isaiah 32:8
But a noble man devises noble things, and in noble things he shall continue.
Isaiah 58:7-11
Is it not to deal thy bread to a hungry man, and that thou bring the poor who are cast out to thy house, when thou see a naked man, that thou cover him, and that thou not hide thyself from thine own flesh?
Matthew 25:34-35
Then the King will say to those at his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.