Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
A generous person will prosper, and anyone who gives water will receive a flood in return.
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.
A Conservative Version
The generous soul shall be made prosperous, and he who waters shall also be watered himself.
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 Those who give freely gain even more; others hold back what they owe, becoming even poorer. 25 A generous person will prosper, and anyone who gives water will receive a flood in return. 26 People will curse whoever withholds grain, but blessing will come to whoever is selling.
Cross References
Matthew 5:7
"How blessed are those who are merciful, because it is they who will receive mercy!
2 Corinthians 9:6-9
Remember this: The person who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the person who sows generously will also reap generously.
Job 29:13-18
Those who were about to die blessed me, and I made widows sing for joy.
Job 31:16-20
"If I refused to grant the desire of the poor or exhausted the eyes of the widow,
Proverbs 28:27
Whoever gives to the poor will never lack, but whoever shuts his eyes to their poverty will be cursed.
Isaiah 32:8
But those who are decent plan noble things, and by noble deeds they stand."
Isaiah 58:7-11
Isn't it to share your bread with the hungry, and to bring the homeless poor into your house; when you see the naked, to cover him with clothing, and not to raise yourself up from your own flesh and blood?"
Matthew 25:34-35
"Then the king will say to those on his right, "Come, you who have been blessed by my Father! Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world,