PROVERBS 11:17 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh.”
Mercy and harm: Those who are kind benefit themselves, but the cruel bring ruin on themselves. Kindness (hesed) ultimately benefits the kind person. Cruelty (eiqesh) harms the cruel person. This reflects the principle that what we sow we reap. Kindness generates kindness; cruelty generates destruction.
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