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Proverbs 17:11
11Evildoers foster rebellion against God; the messenger of death will be sent against them.
Proverbs 17:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
- English Standard Version (ESV)An evil man seeks only rebellion, and a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
- New King James Version (NKJV)An evil man seeks only rebellion; Therefore a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Evil people are eager for rebellion, but they will be severely punished.
Context of Proverbs 17:11
9Whoever would foster love covers over an offense, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends. 10A rebuke impresses a discerning person more than a hundred lashes a fool. Evildoers foster rebellion against God; the messenger of death will be sent against them. 12Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool bent on folly. 13Evil will never leave the house of one who pays back evil for good.
Read all of Proverbs 17Proverbs 17:11 word by word
אַךְ־מְרִ֥י יְבַקֶּשׁ־רָ֑ע וּמַלְאָ֥ךְ אַ֝כְזָרִ֗י יְשֻׁלַּח־בּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 17:11
- 2 Samuel 15:12While Absalom was offering sacrifices, he also sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counselor, to come from Giloh, his hometown. And so the conspiracy gained strength, and Absalom’s following kept on increasing.
- 2 Samuel 16:5As King David approached Bahurim, a man from the same clan as Saul’s family came out from there. His name was Shimei son of Gera, and he cursed as he came out.
- 2 Samuel 18:15And ten of Joab’s armor-bearers surrounded Absalom, struck him and killed him.
- 2 Samuel 20:1Now a troublemaker named Sheba son of Bikri, a Benjamite, happened to be there. He sounded the trumpet and shouted, “We have no share in David, no part in Jesse’s son! Every man to his tent, Israel!”
- 1 Kings 2:24And now, as surely as the Lord lives—he who has established me securely on the throne of my father David and has founded a dynasty for me as he promised—Adonijah shall be put to death today!”
- Matthew 21:41“He will bring those wretches to a wretched end,” they replied, “and he will rent the vineyard to other tenants, who will give him his share of the crop at harvest time.”
- Matthew 22:7The king was enraged. He sent his army and destroyed those murderers and burned their city.
- Luke 19:27But those enemies of mine who did not want me to be king over them—bring them here and kill them in front of me.’ ”
Commentaries on Proverbs 17:11
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11The 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.”Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11Verse 11 Satan, and the messengers of Satan, shall be let loose upon an evil man.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11Rebellion comes from the nature of evil people who resist the consequences of their actions.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. Such meet just retribution (1Ki 2:25). a cruel messenger--one to inflict it.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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