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Proverbs 11:17

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

KJV

Benefacit animæ suæ vir misericors ; qui autem crudelis est, etiam propinquos abjicit.

Vulgate

τῇ ψυχῇ αὐτοῦ ἀγαθὸν ποιεῖ ἀνὴρ ἐλεήμων, ἐξολλύει δὲ αὐτοῦ σῶμα ὁ ἀνελεήμων.

LXX

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

ASV

גֹּמֵ֣ל נַ֭פְשׁ/וֹ אִ֣ישׁ חָ֑סֶד וְ/עֹכֵ֥ר שְׁ֝אֵר֗/וֹ אַכְזָרִֽי

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אִ֣ישׁ
'ysh
noun · 2171×
אַכְזָרִ֥י
'kzry
adjective · 8×
וֹ
v
noun · 246×
וֹ
v
noun · 16×
י
y
noun · 752×
נִי
ny
verb · 34×
עוֹכֵ֣ר
'vkr
verb · 14×

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 2Cor 9:6 — But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.
  • Dan 4:27 — Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by shewing mercy to the poor; if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity.
  • Eph 5:29 — For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:
  • Jas 2:13 — For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.
  • Jas 5:1 — Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.
  • Matt 5:7 — Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
  • Matt 5:7 — Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
  • Matt 6:14 — For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:
  • Matt 25:34 — Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
  • Phil 4:17 — Not because I desire a gift: but I desire fruit that may abound to your account.
  • Ps 41:1 — Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.