Proverbs 11:25
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11:25A generous person84 will be enriched,85
and the one who provides water86 for others87 will himself be satisfied.88
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- 84 Heb “the soul of blessing.” The genitive functions attributively. “Blessing” refers to a gift (Gen 33:11) or a special favor (Josh 15:19). The term נֶפֶשׁ (nefesh, “soul”) functions as a synecdoche of part (= soul) for the whole (= person); see 660 4.
- 85 Heb “will grow fat.” Drawing on the standard comparison of fatness and abundance (Deut 32:15), the term means “become rich, prosperous.”
- 86 The verb מַרְוֶה (marveh, “to be saturated; to drink one’s fill”) draws a comparison between providing water for others with providing for those in need (e.g., Jer 31:25; Lam 3:15). The kind act will be reciprocated.
- 87 The phrase “for others” does not appear in the Hebrew but is implied by the causative Hiphil verb which normally takes a direct object; it is elided in the Hebrew for the sake of emphasis. It is supplied in the translation for the sake of clarity and smoothness.
- 88 This verb also means “to pour water,” and so continues the theme of the preceding participle: The one who gives refreshment to others will be refreshed. 924 רָוָה lists the form יוֹרֶא (yore’) as a Hophal imperfect of רָוָה (ravah, the only occurrence) and translates it “will himself also be watered” (cf. , , ). But the verb looks very much like a Hiphil of the root יָרָא (yara’, “to shoot; to pour”). So the editors of suggest יוּאָר (yu’ar).
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
Whoever brings blessing will be enriched,
and one who waters will himself be watered.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
A generous person will prosper;
whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
A generous person will be enriched,
and the one who gives a drink of water
will receive water.
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NLTNew Living Translation
The generous will prosper;
those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
A person of blessing will be enriched,
and he who gives water also will be refreshed.
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KJV 1900King James Version
The liberal soul shall be made fat:
And he that watereth shall be watered also himself.
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