Parallel Verses
NET Bible
A generous person will be enriched, and the one who provides water for others will himself be satisfied.
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.
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.
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 One person is generous and yet grows more wealthy, but another withholds more than he should and comes to poverty. 25 A generous person will be enriched, and the one who provides water for others will himself be satisfied. 26 People will curse the one who withholds grain, but they will praise the one who sells it.
Cross References
Matthew 5:7
"Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
2 Corinthians 9:6-9
My point is this: The person who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the person who sows generously will also reap generously.
Job 29:13-18
the blessing of the dying man descended on me, and I made the widow's heart rejoice;
Job 31:16-20
If I have refused to give the poor what they desired, or caused the eyes of the widow to fail,
Proverbs 28:27
The one who gives to the poor will not lack, but whoever shuts his eyes to them will receive many curses.
Isaiah 32:8
An honorable man makes honorable plans; his honorable character gives him security.
Isaiah 58:7-11
I want you to share your food with the hungry and to provide shelter for homeless, oppressed people. When you see someone naked, clothe him! Don't turn your back on your own flesh and blood!
Matthew 25:34-35
Then 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.