Proverbs 11:25
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.”
נֶפֶשׁ
Life, soul, living being. Nephesh. The animating breath God places in every living creature. In animals it is the life force. In humanity it is the seat of emotion, will and identity. Every nephesh belongs to God — from the creatures in the sea to the deepest cry of the human heart.
יָרָה
he will be given water
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יָרָה
properly, 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
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רָוָה
Refresh
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רָוָה
To be satisfied, to water abundantly. Ravah. A generous person will be refreshed. You cannot out-give God. What flows through you refreshes you too.
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דָּשֵׁן
he will be made fat
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דָּשֵׁן
to be fat; transitively, to fatten (or regard as fat); specifically to anoint; figuratively, to satisfy; to remove (fat) ashes (of sacrifices)
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בְּרָכָה
Blessing
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בְּרָכָה
Blessing. Berakah. The empowering favour of God. Blessings are not just nice things. They are God actively enabling you to flourish.
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גַּם
also
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גַּם
properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and
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