PRO 11:17 Parallel Verse View

Note: This view shows ‘verses’ which are not natural language units and hence sometimes only part of a sentence will be visible. Normally the OET discourages the reading of individual ‘verses’, but this view is only designed for doing comparisons of different translations. Click on any Bible version abbreviation down the left-hand side to see the verse in more of its context. The OET segments on this page are still very early looks into the unfinished texts of the Open English Translation of the Bible. Please double-check these texts in advance before using in public.

Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Τῇ ψυχῇ αὐτοῦ ἀγαθὸν ποιεῖ ἀνὴρ ἐλεήμων, ἐξολλύει δὲ αὐτοῦ σῶμα ὁ ἀνελεήμων.
(Taʸ psuⱪaʸ autou agathon poiei anaʸr eleaʸmōn, exolluei de autou sōma ho aneleaʸmōn. )

BrTr A merciful man does good to his own soul: but the merciless destroys his own body.

ULT A man of covenant faithfulness deals fully with his soul,
⇔ but a cruel one troubles his flesh.

UST People who are faithfully kind benefit themselves,
⇔ but cruel people hurt themselves.

BSB ⇔ A kind man benefits himself,
⇔ but a cruel man brings trouble on himself.

OEB The kind man does good to himself;
⇔ the cruel man injures himself.

WEBBE The merciful man does good to his own soul,
⇔ but he who is cruel troubles his own flesh.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET A kind person benefits himself,
⇔ but a cruel person brings himself trouble.

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

FBV If you're kind, you'll be rewarded; but if you're cruel, you'll hurt yourself.

T4T ⇔ Those who are kind benefit themselves because others will be kind to them,
⇔ but those who are cruel will hurt themselves because others will be cruel to them.

LEB • [fn] but a cruel person harms his own flesh.

11:? Or “soul,” or “inner self”

BBE The man who has mercy will be rewarded, but the cruel man is the cause of trouble to himself.

Moff No Moff PRO book available

JPS The merciful man doeth good to his own soul; but he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh.

ASV The merciful man doeth good to his own soul;
⇔ But he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh.

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

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

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

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

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

KJB-1769 The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh.

KJB-1611 The mercifull man doeth good to his owne soule: but he that is cruell, troubleth his owne flesh.
(The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but he that is cruell, troubleth his own flesh.)

Bshps He that is mercifull, doth hym selfe a benefite: but who so hurteth his neyghbour, is a tiraunt.
(He that is merciful, doth himself a benefite: but who so hurteth his neighbour, is a tiraunt.)

Gnva Hee that is mercifull, rewardeth his owne soule: but he that troubleth his own flesh, is cruel.
(He that is merciful, rewardeth his own soul: but he that troubleth his own flesh, is cruel. )

Cvdl He yt hath a gentle liberall stomacke, is mercifull: but who so hurteth his neghbor, is a tyraut.
(He it hath/has a gentle liberall stomacke, is merciful: but who so hurteth his neghbor, is a tyraut.)

Wycl A merciful man doith wel to his soule; but he that is cruel, castith awei, yhe, kynnesmen.
(A merciful man doith well to his soule; but he that is cruel, castith away, yea/yes, kinsmen.)

Luth Ein barmherziger Mann tut seinem Leibe Gutes; aber ein unbarmherziger betrübet auch sein Fleisch und Blut.
(A barmherziger man tut his Leibe Gutes; but a unbarmherziger betrübet also his flesh and blood.)

ClVg [Benefacit animæ suæ vir misericors; qui autem crudelis est, etiam propinquos abjicit.
([Benefacit animæ suæ man misericors; who however crudelis it_is, also propinwhich abyicit. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

גֹּמֵ֣ל נַ֭פְשׁ⁠וֹ אִ֣ישׁ חָ֑סֶד & שְׁ֝אֵר֗⁠וֹ

benefits self_of,him (a)_man kind & flesh,his

Although man and his are masculine, Solomon is using the words in a generic sense that includes both men and women. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use phrases that make this clear. Alternate translation: “A person of covenant faithfulness deals fully with that person’s soul … that person’s flesh”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

אִ֣ישׁ חָ֑סֶד

(a)_man kind

Here Solomon is using the possessive form to describe a man who is characterized by covenant faithfulness. If your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could use a different expression. Alternate translation: “A man who has covenant faithfulness”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

גֹּמֵ֣ל

benefits

Here, the phrase deals fully refers to rewarding or benefiting someone. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “rewards”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

נַ֭פְשׁ⁠וֹ & שְׁ֝אֵר֗⁠וֹ

self_of,him & flesh,his

Here, soul and flesh refer to people, who have a soul and flesh. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly, as in the UST.

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

אַכְזָרִֽי

cruel

The phrase a cruel one represents cruel people in general, not one particular person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a more natural expression. Alternate translation: “any cruel person”

Parallel PRO 11:17