Proverbs 11:17

Hebrew	גֹּמֵ֣ל נַ֭פְשׁוֹ אִ֣ישׁ חָ֑סֶד וְעֹכֵ֥ר שְׁ֝אֵר֗וֹ אַכְזָרִֽי
ESV	A man who is kind benefits himself, but a cruel man hurts himself.
NIV	A kind man benefits himself, but a cruel man brings trouble on himself.
NLT	Your kindness will reward you, but your cruelty will destroy you.
LXX	τῇplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article ψυχῇ αὐτοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός greek Meaning * He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament. Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English) ἀγαθὸν ποιεῖplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigποιέω Meaning: * To do * To make This verb - to do or make - is used in connection with a large range of activities including creation, covenant formation, obedience, miracles, sin and worship. Verb forms Present tense Person Greek Form ἀνὴρ ἐλεήμων ἐξολλύει δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ greek δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English. αὐτοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός greek Meaning * He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament. Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English) σῶμα ὁplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article ἀνελεήμων
KJV	The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh.

^{Proverbs 11:16 ← Proverbs 11:17 → Proverbs 11:18}

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