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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown on Proverbs 11:17

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Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · 19th-century historical commentary
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merciful--kind to others; opposed to cruel. Such benefit themselves by doing good to others (compare Pro 24:5), while the cruel injure themselves as well as others. flesh--that is, his body, by penuriousness (Col 2:23).
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