Proverbs 11:17
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- 48 Heb “man of kindness.” This contrasts the “kind person” and the “cruel person” (one who is fierce, cruel), showing the consequences of their dispositions.
- 49 The term גֹּמֶל (gomel) means “to deal fully [or “adequately”] with” someone or something. The kind person will benefit himself.
- 50 Heb “his own soul.” The term נֶפֶשׁ (nefesh, “soul”) is used as a synecdoche of part (= soul) for the whole (= person): “himself” ( 660 4).
- 51 Heb “brings trouble to his flesh.” There may be a conscious effort by the sage to contrast “soul” and “body”: He contrasts the benefits of kindness for the “soul” (translated “himself”) with the trouble that comes to the “flesh/body” (translated “himself”) of the cruel.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
A man who is kind benefits himself,
but a cruel man hurts himself.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
Those who are kind benefit themselves,
but the cruel bring ruin on themselves.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
A kind man benefits himself,
but a cruel person brings ruin on himself.
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NLTNew Living Translation
Your kindness will reward you,
but your cruelty will destroy you.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
A person of kindness rewards himself,
but a cruel person harms his own flesh.
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KJV 1900King James Version
The merciful man doeth good to his own soul:
But he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh.
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