Proverbs 11:17
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NASB ©HebrewTransliterationStrong'sDefinitionOrigin
The mercifulחָ֑סֶדcha·sed;2617agoodness, kindnessfrom chasad
manאִ֣ישׁish376manfrom an unused word
doesגֹּמֵ֣לgo·mel1580to deal fully or adequately with, deal out to, wean, ripena prim. root
himselfנַ֭פְשֹׁוnaf·shov5315a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word
good,  2617agoodness, kindnessfrom chasad
But the cruel manאַכְזָרִֽי׃ach·za·ri.394cruelfrom akzar
doesוְעֹכֵ֥רve·'o·cher5916to stir up, disturb, troublea prim. root
himselfאֵרֹ֗וe·rov7607fleshfrom an unused word
harm.  5916to stir up, disturb, troublea prim. root
KJV Lexicon
The merciful
checed  (kheh'-sed)
kindness; by implication (towards God) piety: rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
man
'iysh  (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
doeth good
gamal  (gaw-mal')
to treat a person (well or ill), i.e. benefit or requite; by implication (of toil), to ripen, i.e. (specifically) to wean
to his own soul
nephesh  (neh'-fesh)
a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
but he that is cruel
'akzariy  (ak-zawr-ree')
terrible -- cruel (one).
troubleth
`akar  (aw-kar')
to roil water; figuratively, to disturb or affict -- trouble, stir.
his own flesh
sh'er  (sheh-ayr')
flesh (as swelling out), as living or for food; generally food of any kind; figuratively, kindred by blood -- body, flesh, food, (near) kin(-sman, -swoman), near (nigh) (of kin).
New American Standard (©1995)
The merciful man does himself good, But the cruel man does himself harm.

King James Bible
The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh.

American King James Version
The merciful man does good to his own soul: but he that is cruel troubles his own flesh.

American Standard Version
The merciful man doeth good to his own soul; But he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh.

Darby Bible Translation
The merciful man doeth good to his own soul; but the cruel troubleth his own flesh.

English Revised Version
The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh.

Webster's Bible Translation
The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh.

World English Bible
The merciful man does good to his own soul, but he who is cruel troubles his own flesh.

Young's Literal Translation
A kind man is rewarding his own soul, And the fierce is troubling his own flesh.

משלי 11:17 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
גֹּמֵ֣ל נַ֭פְשֹׁו אִ֣ישׁ חָ֑סֶד וְעֹכֵ֥ר אֵרֹ֗ו אַכְזָרִֽי׃

משלי 11:17 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
גמל נפשו איש חסד ועכר ארו אכזרי׃

משלי 11:17 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
גמל נפשו איש חסד ועכר ארו אכזרי׃

משלי 11:17 Hebrew Bible
גמל נפשו איש חסד ועכר שארו אכזרי׃

Latin: Biblia Sacra Vulgata
benefacit animae suae vir misericors qui autem crudelis est et propinquos abicit

Benefits Brings Cause Cruel Fierce Flesh Harm Hurts Kind Merciful Mercy Rewarded Rewarding Soul Trouble Troubles Troubleth Troubling

Benefits Cause Cruel Fierce Flesh Good Harm Hurts Kind Merciful Mercy Rewarded Rewarding Soul Trouble Troubles Troubleth Troubling

Benefits Cause Cruel Fierce Flesh Good Harm Hurts Kind Merciful Mercy Rewarded Rewarding Soul Trouble Troubles Troubleth Troubling

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