Proverbs 17:11 - The Scriptures 1998

¹¹ An evil one seeks only rebellion, So a cruel messenger is sent against him.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹¹ An evil man seeketh only rebellion: Therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹¹ An evil man seeks only rebellion; therefore a stern and pitiless messenger shall be sent against him.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹¹ An evil man seeketh only rebellion; Therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.

Common English Bible

¹¹ Evil people seek only rebellion; a cruel messenger will be sent against them.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹¹ The evil one continually seeks conflicts. But a cruel Angel shall be sent against him.

Proverbs 17:11 Cross References

2 Samuel 15:12

Aḇ

2 Samuel 18:15

And ten young men who bore Yo’aḇ

2 Samuel 18:19

And Aḥ

2 Samuel 20:1

And there came to be a man of Beliyaʽ

2 Samuel 20:22

So the woman in her wisdom went to all the people. And they cut off the head of Sheḇ

1 Kings 2:31

And the sovereign said to him, “Do as he has said, and fall upon him. And you shall bury him, so that you take away from me and from the house of my father the blood which Yo’aḇ

1 Kings 2:46

So the sovereign ordered Benayahu son of Yehoyaḏ

Proverbs 17:10

Reproof enters deeper into a wise man Than a hundred blows on a fool.

Proverbs 17:12

Let a bereaved bear meet a man, Rather than a fool in his folly.

Proverbs 24:21

My son, fear יהוה  and the sovereign; Do not mingle with those who change;

Matthew 21:41

They said to Him, “Evil ones! He shall bring them to evil destruction, and lease the vineyard to other farmers who shall give to him the fruits in their seasons.”

Matthew 22:7

“But when the sovereign heard, he was wroth, and sent out his soldiers, destroyed those murderers, and set their city on fire.

Luke 19:27

‘But those enemies of mine who did not wish me to reign over them, bring them here and slay them before me.’ ”