Proverbs 17:11

⁹ Whoever conceals an offense promotes love, but he who brings it up separates friends.

¹⁰ A rebuke cuts into a man of discernment deeper than a hundred lashes cut into a fool.

An evil man seeks only rebellion; a cruel messenger will be sent against him.

¹² It is better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly.

¹³ If anyone returns evil for good, evil will never leave his house.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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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.

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.

1 Kings 2:46
Then the king commanded Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and he went out and struck Shimei down, and he died. Thus the kingdom was firmly established in the hand of Solomon.
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2 Samuel 18:15
And ten young men who carried Joab’s armor surrounded Absalom, struck him, and killed him.
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2 Samuel 16:5–9
As King David approached Bahurim, a man from the family of the house of Saul was just coming out. His name was Shimei son of Gera, and as he approached, he kept yelling out curses.
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