Parallel Verses
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.
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 are those who scatter, and more is added unto them; and there are those who withhold more than is just, but come to poverty.
25
And he who
Cross References
Matthew 5:7
Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.
2 Corinthians 9:6-9
But this I say, He who sows sparingly shall reap also sparingly, and he who sows in blessings shall also reap blessings.
Job 29:13-18
The blessing of the one that 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 disturbed the desire of the poor or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;
Proverbs 28:27
He that gives unto the poor shall never lack, but he that hides his eyes from the poor shall have many a curse.
Isaiah 32:8
But the liberal devises liberal things; and by liberal things shall he rise.
Isaiah 58:7-11
Is it not to share thy bread with the hungry and that thou bring the poor that are cast out into thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou not hide thyself from thy brother?
Matthew 25:34-35
Then shall the King say unto those on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world;