Proverbs 17:11 - Forerunner Commentary

Proverbs 17:11

9 ^aHe who covers a transgression seeks love,
But ^bhe who repeats a matter separates friends.

10 ^aRebuke is more effective for a wise man
Than a hundred blows on a fool.

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

12 Let a man meet ^aa bear robbed of her cubs,
Rather than a fool in his folly.

13 Whoever ^arewards evil for good,
Evil will not depart from his house.

Verse Comparison: Proverbs 17:11

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

Amplified® Bible
An evil man seeks only rebellion; therefore a stern {and} pitiless messenger shall be sent against him.

Contemporary English Version
Cruel people want to rebel, and so vicious attackers will be sent against them.

Darby English Version
An evil [man] seeketh only rebellion; but a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.

Good News Bible
Death will come like a cruel messenger to wicked people who are always stirring up trouble.

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

New American Standard Bible
A rebellious man seeks only evil, So a cruel messenger will be sent against him.

New International Version
An evil man is bent only on rebellion;
a merciless official will be sent against him.

New King James Version
An evil man seeks only rebellion;
Therefore a cruel messenger will be sent against him.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
A rebellious man seeks only evil, So a cruel messenger will come against him.

Revised Standard Version
An evil man seeks only rebellion, and a cruel messenger will be sent against him.

Young's Literal Translation
An evil man seeketh only rebellion, And a fierce messenger is sent against him.

New English Translation
An evil person seeks only rebellion,¹ and so² a cruel messenger³ will be sent against him.