Proverbs 11:25

“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…”

“liberal soul--(Compare Margin). made fat--prospers (Pro 28:25; Deu 32:15; Luk 6:38). watereth . . . watered--a common figure for blessing.”

“Liberal soul - literally, “the soul that blesses,” i. e., gives freely and fully. The similitudes are both of them essentially Eastern. Fatness, the sleek, well filled look of health, becomes the figure of prosperity, as leanness of misfortune Proverbs 13:4; Proverbs 28:25; Psalms 22:29; Isaiah 10:16. Kindly acts come as the refreshing dew and soft rain from heaven upon a thirsty land. return to 'Top of Page'”

“Fat - Shall be enriched both with temporal and spiritual blessings. Proverbs 11:26”

“liberal soul: Heb. soul of blessing, Pro 28:27; Job 29:13-18, Job 31:16-20; Isa 32:8, Isa 58:7-11; Mat 5:7, Mat 25:34, Mat 25:35 Proverbs 11:26”

“25 A liberal soul \[soul of blessing\] is made fat, And he that watereth others is also watered. A synonymous distich (vid., p. 7). A soul of blessing is one from whom blessings go out to others, who is even a blessing to all with whom he comes into fellowship; בּרצה denotes also particularly the gifts of love, Sa1 25:27, בּרך denotes, if the Arab. is right, which derives it from the fundamental idea "to spread out:" to cause to increase and prosper by means of word and deed. The blessing which goes out from such a soul comes back again to itself: תדשּׁן (as Pro 13:4; Pro 28:25), it is made fat, gains thereby sap and strength in fulness; the Pual refers to the ordinance of God; Pro 22:9 is…”