liberal soul: Heb.
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Proverbs 11:25
Proverbs 11:25
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Proverbs 11 — OverviewProverbs 11 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleWeighty Sayings.Proverbs 11 — OverviewProverbs 11 · Little Bible — for children and parentsProverbs 11 is a gallery of contrasts: honest versus dishonest, proud versus humble, generous versus greedy, righteous versus wicked. Every pairing teaches the same underlying truth — God sees all things, and He rewards…Proverbs 11:25Proverbs 11:25 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleSo backward we are to works of charity, and so ready to think that
giving undoes us, that we need to have it very much pressed upon us how
much it is for our own advantage to do good to others, as before, v.…Proverbs 11:25Proverbs 11:25 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleThe liberal soul shall be made fat,.... Or, "the soul of blessing" : 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,…Proverbs 11:25Proverbs 11:25 · Little Bible — for children and parentsThe generous person ('liberal soul') is enriched — not necessarily in wealth but in God's blessing and fulfilment. The image of watering and being watered captures the reciprocal nature of generosity: what we give to…