“Anima quæ benedicit impinguabitur, et qui inebriat, ipse quoque inebriabitur.”
“The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself. liberal: Heb. soul of blessing”
“A generous soul will prosper, and he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.”
“The liberal soul shall be made fat. He who waters shall be watered also himself.”
“The liberal soul shall be made fat; And he that watereth shall be watered also himself.”
Himself. He shall receive abundantly, 2 Corinthians ix. 6. The beneficent shall be amply rewarded both in this world and in the next.
II. This prudent friendly concealment is here opposed to two very bad vices of the tongue:—1. Speaking scornfully of a man to his face: He that is void of wisdom discovers his folly by this; he despises his neighbour, calls him Raca, and Thou fool, upon the least provocation, and tramples upon him as not worthy to be set with the dogs of his flock. He undervalues himself who thus undervalues one that is made of the same mould. 2. Speaking spitefully of a man behind his back: A tale-bearer, that carries all the stories he can pick up, true or false, from house to house, to make mischief and sow discord, reveals secrets which he has been entrusted with, and so breaks the laws, and forfeits all the privileges, of friendship and conversation.