Proverbs 11:25
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
The generousבְּרָכָ֥ה
(be·ra·chah)
1293: a blessingfrom barak
manנֶֽפֶשׁ־
(ne·fesh-)
5315: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word
will be prosperous,תְדֻשָּׁ֑ן
(te·du·shan;)
1878: to be fat, grow fata prim. root
And he who watersוּ֝מַרְוֶ֗ה
(u·mar·veh)
7301: to be saturated, drink one's filla prim. root
will himselfה֥וּא
(hu)
1931: he, she, ita prim. pronoun
be watered. 
 
3372b: to shoot, poura prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
The liberal
Brakah  (ber-aw-kaw')
benediction; by implication prosperity -- blessing, liberal, pool, present.
soul
nephesh  (neh'-fesh)
a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
shall be made fat
dashen  (daw-shane')
to be fat; transitively, to fatten (or regard as fat); specifically to anoint; figuratively, to satisfy; denominatively to remove (fat) ashes (of sacrifices)
and he that watereth
ravah  (raw-vaw')
to slake the thirst (occasionally of other appetites) -- bathe, make drunk, (take the) fill, satiate, (abundantly) satisfy, soak, water (abundantly).
shall be watered
yarah  (yaw-raw')
to flow as water (i.e. to rain); transitively, to lay or throw (especially an arrow, i.e. to shoot); figuratively, to point out (as if by aiming the finger), to teach
also himself
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The generous man will be prosperous, And he who waters will himself be watered.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
A generous person will be enriched, 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.

NET Bible
A generous person will be enriched, and the one who provides water for others will himself be satisfied.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
The blessed soul will grow fat and an accursed one will again be cursed.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
A generous person will be made rich, and whoever satisfies others will himself be satisfied.

King James 2000 Bible
The liberal soul shall be made rich: and he that waters shall be watered also himself.
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