“The generous soul will be made rich, And he who waters will also be watered himself” (Proverbs 11:25, NKJV). Watering someone else, in this image, doesn’t leave the giver dry. It somehow circles back to water them too.
This isn’t a formula guaranteeing financial return for every generous act. It’s a broader picture of how generosity tends to enrich the giver, not just the receiver.
It’s worth noticing how often generosity feels like loss in the moment, and how often, over time, it turns out to have been an investment instead.
Who could you water today, trusting that the generous soul, according to this verse, doesn’t end up dry for the effort?