“The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh.”
Proverbs 11:17 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Proverbs 11:177 words
HebrewMeaning
גֹּמֵ֣לgōmēl
is dealing bountifully withverbH1580
deal bountifully · do · recompense · requite ···
נַ֭פְשׁ/וֹnapəšwō
self hisnounH5315
appetite · beast · body · breath ···
אִ֣ישׁʾiyš
a person ofnounH376
another · any · a certain · champion ···
חָ֑סֶדḥāsed
loyaltynounH2617
good deed(-liness · -ness) · kindly · kindness ···
וְ/עֹכֵ֥רwəʿōkēr
and is troublingconjH5916
stir
שְׁ֝אֵר֗/וֹšəʾērwō
body hisnounH7607
flesh · food · kin(-sman · -swoman) ···
אַכְזָרִֽיʾakəzāriy
a cruel personadjH394
ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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