Proverbs

Proverbs 11:24–25

24One gives freely, yet gains even more;

another withholds what is right, only to become poor.

25A generous soul will prosper,

and he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.

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Proverbs 11:24

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
One gives freelyמְ֭פַזֵּרmə·p̄az·zêrVerb - Piel - Participle - masculine singularH6340 scatter
yet gainsוְנוֹסָ֥ףwə·nō·w·sāp̄Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singularH3254 add
even moreע֑וֹד‘ō·wḏAdverbH5750 a going round, continuance
another withholdsוְחוֹשֵׂ֥ךְwə·ḥō·w·śêḵConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH2820 withhold, refrain
what is rightמִ֝יֹּ֗שֶׁרmî·yō·šerPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singularH3476 straightness, uprightness
onlyאַךְ־’aḵ-AdverbH389 surely
to become poorלְמַחְסֽוֹר׃lə·maḥ·sō·wrPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singularH4270 need, thing needed, poverty

Proverbs 11:25

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
A generousבְּרָכָ֥הbə·rā·ḵāhNoun - feminine singularH1293 blessing
soulנֶֽפֶשׁ־ne·p̄eš-Noun - feminine singular constructH5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
will prosperתְדֻשָּׁ֑ןṯə·ḏuš·šānVerb - Pual - Imperfect - third person feminine singularH1878 be fat, grow fat
and he who refreshes othersוּ֝מַרְוֶ֗הū·mar·wehConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singularH7301 be saturated, drink one's fill
will himselfה֥וּאhūPronoun - third person masculine singularH1931 he, she
be refreshedיוֹרֶֽא׃yō·w·reVerb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH3384 throw, shoot

Cross-references

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Proverbs 11:24 Proverbs 19:17 · Luke 6:38 · Deuteronomy 15:10 · Psalm 112:9 · Ecclesiastes 11:6 · Haggai 1:6 · Haggai 1:9–11 · 2 Corinthians 9:5–11 · Proverbs 11:18 · Haggai 2:16–19 · Proverbs 28:8 · Acts 11:29–30

Proverbs 11:25 Matthew 5:7 · 2 Corinthians 9:6–9 · Isaiah 58:7–11 · Matthew 25:34–35 · Isaiah 32:8 · Proverbs 28:27 · Job 29:13–18 · Job 31:16–20

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.