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Proverbs 17:13
13Evil will never leave the house of one who pays back evil for good.
Proverbs 17:13 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
- English Standard Version (ESV)If anyone returns evil for good, evil will not depart from his house.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Whoever rewards evil for good, Evil will not depart from his house.
- New Living Translation (NLT)If you repay good with evil, evil will never leave your house.
Context of Proverbs 17:13
11Evildoers 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. Evil will never leave the house of one who pays back evil for good. 14Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam; so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out. 15Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent— the Lord detests them both.
Read all of Proverbs 17Proverbs 17:13 word by word
מֵשִׁ֣יב רָ֭עָה תַּ֣חַת טוֹבָ֑ה לֹא־תָמ֥וּשׁ רָ֝עָ֗ה מִבֵּיתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 17:13
- 1 Samuel 24:17“You are more righteous than I,” he said. “You have treated me well, but I have treated you badly.
- 1 Samuel 31:2The Philistines were in hot pursuit of Saul and his sons, and they killed his sons Jonathan, Abinadab and Malki-Shua.
- 2 Samuel 21:1During the reign of David, there was a famine for three successive years; so David sought the face of the Lord. The Lord said, “It is on account of Saul and his blood-stained house; it is because he put the Gibeonites to death.”
- Psalms 35:12They repay me evil for good and leave me like one bereaved.
- Psalms 38:20Those who repay my good with evil lodge accusations against me, though I seek only to do what is good.
- Psalms 55:12If an enemy were insulting me, I could endure it; if a foe were rising against me, I could hide.
- Psalms 109:4In return for my friendship they accuse me, but I am a man of prayer.
- Jeremiah 18:20Should good be repaid with evil? Yet they have dug a pit for me. Remember that I stood before you and spoke in their behalf to turn your wrath away from them.
- Matthew 27:5So Judas threw the money into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself.
- Romans 12:17Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everyone.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:15Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong, but always strive to do what is good for each other and for everyone else.
- 1 Peter 3:9Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult. On the contrary, repay evil with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.
Commentaries on Proverbs 17:13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Whoso rewardeth evil for good - Here is a most awful warning. As many persons are guilty of the sin of ingratitude, and of paying kindness with unkindness, and good with evil, it is no wonder we find so much wretchedness among men; for God's word cannot fail; evil shall not depart from the houses and families of such persons.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13Verse 13 To render evil for good is devilish. He that does so, brings a curse upon his family.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. (Compare Psa 7:4; 35:12). evil--injury to another (Pr 13:21).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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