PRO 11:25 Parallel Verse View

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ULT A life of blessing will be fattened,
 ⇔ and the one who drenches, he also will be drenched.

UST People who generously bless others will prosper;
⇔ and people who generously give others something to drink will also receive something to drink.

BSB  ⇔ A generous soul will prosper,
⇔ and he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.

OEB The liberal soul will be enriched;
⇔ and he who waters, himself will be watered.

WEB The liberal soul shall be made fat.
⇔ He who waters shall be watered also himself.

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

LSV A liberal soul is made fat,
And whoever is watering, he also is watered.

FBV If you're generous, you'll become rich; give someone a drink of water, and you'll be given one in return.

T4T  ⇔ Those who give generously to others will prosper;
⇔ if you help others, they/someone will help you, too.

LEB • and he who gives water also will be refreshed.

BBE He who gives blessing will be made fat, but the curser will himself be cursed.

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JPS The beneficent soul shall be made rich, and he that satisfieth abundantly shall be satisfied also himself.

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

DRA The soul which blesseth, shall be made fat: and he that inebriateth, shall be inebriated also himself.

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

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

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

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

KJB The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.[fn]
(The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.)

11.25 liberal…: Heb. soul of blessing

BB He that is liberall in geuyng, shall haue plentie: and he that watereth, shalbe watered also hym selfe.
(He that is liberall in geuyng, shall have plentie: and he that watereth, shall be watered also himself.)

GNV The liberall person shall haue plentie: and he that watereth, shall also haue raine.
(The liberall person shall have plentie: and he that watereth, shall also have raine. )

CB He that is lyberall in geuynge, shal haue plenty: and he that watereth, shalbe watered also himself.
(He that is lyberall in geuynge, shall have plenty: and he that watereth, shall be watered also himself.)

WYC A soule that blessith, schal be maad fat; and he that fillith, schal be fillid also.
(A soule that blessith, shall be made fat; and he that fillith, shall be filled also.)

LUT Die SeeLE, die da reichlich segnet, wird fett; und wer trunken macht, der wird auch trunken werden.
(The SeeLE, the there reichlich segnet, becomes fett; and wer trunken macht, the becomes also trunken become.)

CLV Anima quæ benedicit impinguabitur, et qui inebriat, ipse quoque inebriabitur.
(Anima which benedicit impinguabitur, and who inebriat, himself quoque inebriabitur. )

BRN Every sincere soul is blessed: but a passionate man is not graceful.

BrLXX Ψυχὴ εὐλογουμένη πᾶσα ἁπλῇ, ἀνὴρ δὲ θυμώδης οὐκ εὐσχήμων.
(psuⱪaʸ eulogoumenaʸ pasa haplaʸ, anaʸr de thumōdaʸs ouk eusⱪaʸmōn. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

נֶֽפֶשׁ & וּ֝⁠מַרְוֶ֗ה & ה֥וּא

person & and,gives_water & he/it

In this verse, A life, the one, and he refer to types of people in general. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use more natural expressions. Alternate translation: “Any life of … and any person who drenches, that person”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

נֶֽפֶשׁ־בְּרָכָ֥ה

person blessing

Here Solomon is using the possessive form to describe a life that is characterized by blessing. If your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could use a different expression. Alternate translation: “A life that blesses”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

נֶֽפֶשׁ

person

Here, life refers to the person himself. See how you translated the same use of life in 8:36.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

בְּרָכָ֥ה

blessing

Here Solomon implies that the blessing is given to other people. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “blessing other people”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

תְדֻשָּׁ֑ן & יוֹרֶֽא

enriched & refreshed

If your language does not use these passive forms, you could express the ideas in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. The context implies that Yahweh will do the action. Alternate translation: “Yahweh will fatten … Yahweh will drench”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

תְדֻשָּׁ֑ן

enriched

Here Solomon refers to a person becoming prosperous as if they were fattened. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “will become prosperous”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וּ֝⁠מַרְוֶ֗ה גַּם־ה֥וּא יוֹרֶֽא

and,gives_water also/yet he/it refreshed

Here Solomon refers to someone giving and receiving a generous amount of water as if that person were drenching others with water and being drenched. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning carefully. Alternate translation: “and the one who freely gives water to others will also freely receive water”

Parallel PRO 11:25