Key Verse Spotlight
Proverbs 11:25 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself. {liberal...: Heb. soul of blessing}”
Proverbs 11:25
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
The desire of the righteous {is} only good: {but} the expectation of the wicked {is} wrath.
There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and {there is} that withholdeth more than is meet, but {it tendeth} to poverty.
The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself. {liberal...: Heb. soul of blessing}
He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing {shall be} upon the head of him that selleth {it}.
He that diligently seeketh good procureth favour: but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him.
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