Proverbs 11:17 — King James Version← Study notes

“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

bestow onverbH1580

deal bountifully · do · recompense · requite ···

נַ֭פְשׁ/וֹnapəšwō

anynounH5315

appetite · beast · body · breath ···

אִ֣ישׁʾiyš

mannounH376

another · any · a certain · champion ···

חָ֑סֶדḥāsed

favournounH2617

good deed(-liness · -ness) · kindly · kindness ···

וְ/עֹכֵ֥רwəʿōkēr

troubleconjH5916

stir

שְׁ֝אֵר֗/וֹšəʾērwō

bodynounH7607

flesh · food · kin(-sman · -swoman) ···

אַכְזָרִֽיʾakəzāriy

crueladjH394

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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