Proverbs 11:17
17 The man who has mercy will be rewarded, but the cruel man is the cause of trouble to himself.
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17 The man who has mercy will be rewarded, but the cruel man is the cause of trouble to himself.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 11:17
Commentary on Proverbs 11:17
(Read Proverbs 11:17)
A cruel, froward, ill-natured man, is vexatious to those that are, and should be to him as his own flesh, and punishes himself.