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.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- 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.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
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.
Read in context2 Samuel 18:15
And ten young men that bare Joab’s armour compassed about and smote Absalom, and slew him.
Read in context2 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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