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Proverbs 11:17 Interlinear

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

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Proverbs 11 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	גֹּמֵ֣ל	H1580	doeth good	to treat a person (well or ill), i.e., benefit or requite; by implication (of toil), to ripen, i.e., (specifically) to wean
2	נַ֭פְשׁוֹ	H5315	to his own soul	properly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or ment
3	אִ֣ישׁ	H376	man	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)
4	חָ֑סֶד	H2617	The merciful	kindness; by implication (towards god) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
5	וְעֹכֵ֥ר	H5916	troubleth	properly, to roil water; figuratively, to disturb or affict
6	שְׁ֝אֵר֗וֹ	H7607	his own flesh	flesh (as swelling out), as living or for food; generally food of any kind; figuratively, kindred by blood
7	אַכְזָרִֽי׃	H394	but he that is cruel	terrible

Proverbs 11:17 (current)doeth good to his own soul man The merciful troubleth his own flesh but he that is cruel