Pro 11:17 | JFB | STEP | 17. merciful-- kind to others; opposed to cruel. Such benefit themselves by doing good to others (compare ), while the cruel injure themselves as well as others. flesh-- that is, his body, by penuriousness ( ).

‏ Proverbs 11:17

17. merciful--kind to others; opposed to cruel. Such benefit themselves by doing good to others (compare Pr 24:5), while the cruel injure themselves as well as others.

flesh--that is, his body, by penuriousness (Col 2:23).