17A kind man is rewarding his own soul, And the fierce is troubling his own flesh.


In Context

14 Without counsels do a people fall, And deliverance is in a multitude of counsellors.

15 Evil one suffereth when he hath been surety for a stranger, And whoso is hating suretyship is confident.

16 A gracious woman retaineth honour, And terrible men retain riches.

17 A kind man is rewarding his own soul, And the fierce is troubling his own flesh.

18 The wicked is getting a lying wage, And whoso is sowing righteousness — a true reward.

19 Rightly is righteousness for life, And whoso is pursuing evil — for his own death.

Proverbs 11:17 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

11:17The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but [he that is] cruel troubleth his own flesh.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

11:17A kind man benefits himself, but a cruel man brings trouble on himself.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

11:17A merciful man doth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel casteth off even his own kindred.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

11:17The merciful man doeth good to his own soul; But he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:17The merciful man doeth good to his own soul; but the cruel troubleth his own flesh.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

11:17The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:17The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:17The merciful man does good to his own soul, but he who is cruel troubles his own flesh.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

11:17The merciful man does good to his own soul: but he that is cruel troubles his own flesh.