Proverbs 17:11

⁹ He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.

¹⁰ A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.

An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.

¹² Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.

¹³ Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.

Les gjerne versene rundt også, for sammenhengen gir ofte mer enn ett vers alene.

Sammenlign

ÅB: En ond manns hu står bare til gjenstridighet, og en ubarmhjertig engel sendes imot ham.
OTB: En opprørsk person søker bare ondt; derfor vil en grusom budbringer bli sendt mot ham.
B1930: En ond manns hu står bare til gjenstridighet, og en ubarmhjertig engel sendes imot ham.

BSB: An evil man seeks only rebellion; a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
KJV: An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
WEB: An evil man seeks only rebellion; therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
ASV: An evil man seeketh only rebellion; Therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
DARBY: An evil [man] seeketh only rebellion; but a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
BLB: An evil one seeks only rebellion, and a cruel messenger will be sent against him.

1 Kings 2:46
So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; which went out, and fell upon him, that he died. And the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon.
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2 Samuel 18:15
And ten young men that bare Joab’s armour compassed about and smote Absalom, and slew him.
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2 Samuel 16:5–9
And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, thence came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera: he came forth, and cursed still as he came.
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