Proverbs 11:17 Go deeper

The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh. (KJV)

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גֹּמֵ֣לgo.Mel[is] dealing bountifully with

Lemma: גָּמַל (ga.mal) · Strong's: H1580

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to wean

Used 37 times. Also: Genesis 21:8, Genesis 50:15, Genesis 50:17, Numbers 17:8, Deuteronomy 32:6, 1 Samuel 1:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1580; TAHOT Proverbs 11:17 word 1

נַ֭פְשׁוֹnaf.shoself his

Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315I

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: soul: myself

Used 129 times. Also: Genesis 27:4, Genesis 27:19, Genesis 27:25, Genesis 27:31, Leviticus 7:18, Leviticus 7:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5315I; TAHOT Proverbs 11:17 word 2

אִ֣ישׁ'isha person of

Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: man

Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT Proverbs 11:17 word 3

חָ֑סֶדCha.sedloyalty

Lemma: חֶ֫סֶד (che.sed) · Strong's: H2617A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: kindness

Used 241 times. Also: Genesis 19:19, Genesis 20:13, Genesis 21:23, Genesis 24:12, Genesis 24:14, Genesis 24:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2617A; TAHOT Proverbs 11:17 word 4

וְעֹכֵ֥רve.'o.Kherand [is] troubling

Lemma: עָכַר (a.khar) · Strong's: H5916

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to trouble

Used 14 times. Also: Genesis 34:30, Joshua 6:18, Joshua 7:25, Judges 11:35, 1 Samuel 14:29, 1 Kings 18:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5916; TAHOT Proverbs 11:17 word 5

שְׁ֝אֵר֗וֹShe.e.Robody his

Lemma: שְׁאֵר (she.er) · Strong's: H7607

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: flesh

Used 16 times. Also: Exodus 21:10, Leviticus 18:6, Leviticus 18:12, Leviticus 18:13, Leviticus 20:19, Leviticus 21:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7607; TAHOT Proverbs 11:17 word 6

אַכְזָרִֽי\׃'akh.za.Ria cruel [person]

Lemma: אַכְזָרִי (akh.za.ri) · Strong's: H0394

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: cruel

Used 8 times. Also: Proverbs 5:9, Proverbs 12:10, Proverbs 17:11, Isaiah 13:9, Jeremiah 6:23, Jeremiah 30:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0394; TAHOT Proverbs 11:17 word 7

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

A kind	→	חֶ֫סֶד H2617A kindness
man	→	אִישׁ H0376G man
benefits	→	גָּמַל H1580 to wean
himself	→	נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315I soul: myself
but a cruel man	→	אַכְזָרִי H0394 cruel
brings trouble	→	עָכַר H5916 to trouble
on himself	→	שְׁאֵר H7607 flesh

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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