Proverbs 11:17
“The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
The merciful man doeth good to his own soul,.... Or "to himself": a man of mercy or grace, a liberal bountiful man, he…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714
It is a common principle, Every one for himself. Proximus egomet mihi - None so near to me as myself. Now, if this be…
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