Proverbs 11:25

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Proverbs 11:25

DISCOURSE: 777CHRISTIAN LIBERALITY ENCOURAGEDProverbs 11:25. The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.IF only we be careful to divest our statements of every thing which carries with it the idea of merit, it is scarcely possible to speak too strongly in praise of liberality, as lovely in itself, and as acceptable to God. To speak of it as contributing in any degree to justify the soul before God, would doubtless be a fatal error; but as rewardable,... read more

C.I. Scofield

Scofield's Reference Notes - Proverbs 11:25

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

Charles Haddon Spurgeon

Spurgeon's Verse Expositions of the Bible - Proverbs 11:25

The Waterer Watered A sermon (No. 626) delivered on Sunday Morning, April 23, 1865, at the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington, by C. H. Spurgeon. “He that watereth shall be watered also himself.” Proverbs 11:25 . The general principle is that in living for the good of others, we shall be profited also ourselves. We must not isolate our own interests, but feel that we live for others. This teaching is sustained by the analogy of nature, for in nature there is a law that no one thing can be... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Proverbs 11:1-31

Shall we turn now in Proverbs to the eleventh chapter.Now we have come in the Proverbs to individual little sayings of wisdom. Each one is separate and complete in itself and unrelated to the next. So that there is very little to comment on, because each of them become a complete little thought and finish within the verse itself. So it is extremely difficult as far as exposition is concerned, because it says it all. And the wisdom is to be gleaned just from really the brevity of the statement... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 11:1-31

Proverbs 11:1 . A false balance is an abomination to the Lord. A dishonest tradesman here receives a hard stroke. Though his weight be but little short of the standard; yet by using it a thousand times the fraud becomes great, and greater still as it falls chiefly on the poor. Deuteronomy 25:13. The apologies which offenders make on the ground of accident or negligence, are often but an addition to the crime. The injured perhaps might place some sort of confidence in the excuse, were he in... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Proverbs 11:25

Proverbs 11:25The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself. The waterer wateredThe general principle is, that in living for the good of others, we shall be profited also ourselves. This teaching is sustained by the analogy of nature, for in nature there is a law that no one thing can be independent of the rest of creation, but there is a mutual action and reaction of all upon all. God has so constituted this universe, that selfishness is the greatest... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Proverbs 11:25

Pro 11:25 The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself. Ver. 25. The liberal soul shall be made fat. ] See Trapp on " Mat 5:7 " and my "Common Place of Alms." read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Proverbs 11:25

liberal soul: Heb. soul of blessing, Proverbs 28:27, Job 29:13-:, Job 31:16-Proverbs :, Isaiah 32:8, Isaiah 58:7-1 Kings :, Matthew 5:7, Matthew 25:34, Matthew 25:35 Reciprocal: Leviticus 23:22 - General Deuteronomy 15:4 - greatly bless Deuteronomy 15:10 - because Deuteronomy 24:19 - may bless Ruth 2:14 - At mealtime Job 22:7 - not given Psalms 112:9 - dispersed Proverbs 3:10 - General Proverbs 13:4 - made Proverbs 14:21 - he that hath Proverbs 19:17 - lendeth Proverbs 22:9 - He that hath a... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Proverbs 11:25

The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.Fat — Shall be enriched both with temporal and spiritual blessings. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 11:25

25. The liberal soul Hebrews, the soul of blessing; that is, the man who imparts blessings. Shall be made fat Richly nourished. Compare the use of “blessings” in 2 Kings 5:15, and of eulogia, blessing, rendered “bounty,” in 2 Corinthians 9:5. The similitudes (in this verse) are both essentially Eastern. Fatness, the sleek, well-filled look of health, becomes the figure of prosperity, as leanness is of misfortune. Chap. Proverbs 13:4; Proverbs 28:25; Psalms 22:29; Isaiah 10:16. Kindly... read more

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