Matthew Henry Commentary Proverbs 11:17
Matthew Henry Commentary
Proverbs 11:17
1662–1714
Presbyterian
Matthew Henry Commentary
Proverbs 11:17
1662–1714
Presbyterian
SCRIPTURE
"The merciful man doeth good to his own soul; But he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh." — Proverbs 11:17 (ASV)
A cruel, perverse, ill-natured man is vexatious to those who are, and should be, to him as his own flesh, and punishes himself.