Proverbs 11:25 · KJV
“The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself. {liberal...: Heb. soul of blessing}”
— Proverbs 11:25
There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and {there is} that withholdeth more than is meet, but {it tendeth} to poverty.
He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing {shall be} upon the head of him that selleth {it}.
Proverbs 11 — Context
The desire of the righteous {is} only good: {but} the expectation of the wicked {is} wrath.
24There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and {there is} that withholdeth more than is meet, but {it tendeth} to poverty.
25The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself. {liberal...: Heb. soul of blessing}
26He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing {shall be} upon the head of him that selleth {it}.
27He that diligently seeketh good procureth favour: but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him.
Cross References
Matthew 5:7
Blessed {are} the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
2 Corinthians 9:6-9
But this {I say}, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.
Isaiah 58:7-11
{Is it} not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh? {cast...: or, afflicted}
Matthew 25:34-35
Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
Isaiah 32:8
But the liberal deviseth liberal things; and by liberal things shall he stand. {stand: or, be established}
Proverbs 28:27
He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.
Job 29:13-18
The blessing of him 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 withheld the poor from {their} desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;