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King James Bible - Proverbs 11:25

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SEV Biblia, Chapter 11:25

¶ El alma de bendición a los demás será engordada; y el que saciare, él también será saciado.

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Clarke's Bible Commentary - Proverbs 11:25

Verse 25. The liberal soul shall be made fat ] He who gives to the distressed, in the true spirit of charity, shall get a hundred fold from God's mercy. How wonderful is the Lord! He gives the property, gives the heart to use it aright, and recompenses the man for the deed though all the fruit was found from himself! He that watereth - A man who distributes in the right spirit gets more good himself than the poor man does who receives the bounty. Thus it is more blessed to give than to receive.

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John Gill's Bible Commentary

Ver. 25. The liberal soul shall be made fat , etc.] Or, “the soul of blessing” f316 : that is, as the Vulgate Latin version renders it, “the soul which blesseth”; not that merely prays for a blessing upon others, and wishes them well, and gives them good words; but bestows blessings on them, gives good things unto them liberally, cheerfully, and plentifully; and so is a blessing to the poor, and receives a blessing from them again; as such also do from the Lord, by whom they are “made fat”; or are blessed with temporal and spiritual blessings; and are in thriving and flourishing circumstances, both in soul and body. So he that comes full fraught with the blessing of the Gospel of Christ to others is enriched with it himself, and becomes more and more flourishing in gifts and grace; and he that watereth shall be watered also himself ; he that largely shares with others, like a flowing fountain of water, shall have an abundance communicated to him again from God, the inexhaustible fountain of mercies. Watering the plants in Christ’s vineyard is one part of the work of a Gospel minister; “I have planted, Apollos watered”, etc. ( Corinthians 3:6-8); and such who do their work well are watered, rewarded, refreshed, and comforted of God, being largely taught and richly furnished for such service by him; so the Targum, “and he that teacheth, also he himself shall learn.”

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Matthew Henry Commentary

Verses 25 - Both in temporal and spiritual things, God commonly deals with his people according to the measure by which they deal with their brethren.

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Original Hebrew

נפשׁ 5315 ברכה 1293 תדשׁן 1878 ומרוה 7301 גם 1571 הוא 1931 יורא׃ 3384