The Meaning of Proverbs 11:25 Explained

Proverbs 11:25

KJV: The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.

YLT: A liberal soul is made fat, And whoso is watering, he also is watered.

Darby: The liberal soul shall be made fat, and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.

ASV: The liberal soul shall be made fat; And he that watereth shall be watered also himself.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

The liberal  soul  shall be made fat:  and he that watereth  shall be watered  also himself. 

What does Proverbs 11:25 Mean?

Study Notes

liberal soul
See; 2 Corinthians 9:6-10 .

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 11

1  On Deception

What do the individual words in Proverbs 11:25 mean?

The soul generous will be made rich and he who waters also he will be watered
נֶֽפֶשׁ־ בְּרָכָ֥ה תְדֻשָּׁ֑ן וּ֝מַרְוֶ֗ה גַּם־ ה֥וּא יוֹרֶֽא

נֶֽפֶשׁ־  The  soul 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: נֶפֶשׁ  
Sense: soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion.
בְּרָכָ֥ה  generous 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: בְּרָכָה  
Sense: blessing.
תְדֻשָּׁ֑ן  will  be  made  rich 
Parse: Verb, Pual, Imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: דָּשֵׁן  
Sense: to be fat, grow fat, become fat, become prosperous, anoint.
וּ֝מַרְוֶ֗ה  and  he  who  waters 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Participle, masculine singular
Root: רָוָה  
Sense: to be satiated or saturated, have or drink one’s fill.
גַּם־  also 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: גַּם  
Sense: also, even, indeed, moreover, yea.
יוֹרֶֽא  will  be  watered 
Parse: Verb, Hofal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יׄורֶה 
Sense: to throw, shoot, cast, pour.