Commentaries:
Barnes' Notes
The proverb expresses the reverence of the East for the supreme authority of the king. The "cruel messenger" is probably the king' s officer despatched to subdue and punish. The Septuagint renders it: "The Lord will send a pitiless Angel."
Other Barnes' Notes entries containing Proverbs 17:11:
Job 30:21
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