Albert Barnes Commentary Proverbs 11:25

"The liberal soul shall be made fat; And he that watereth shall be watered also himself." — Proverbs 11:25 (ASV)

Liberal soul - literally, “the soul that blesses,” that is, 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.