Proverbs 17:11
King James Version (KJV)
An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
In context
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.
11 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.
Proverbs 17:11 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
- WEB World English Bible
- An evil man seeks only rebellion; therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- An evil man seeks only rebellion; a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
- ASV American Standard Version
- An evil man seeketh only rebellion; Therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- An evil man seeketh only rebellion, And a fierce messenger is sent against him.
- DBY Darby Translation
- An evil [man] seeketh only rebellion; but a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
- WBS Webster Bible
- An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.