| Proverbs 17:11 Parallel Translations |  |
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| NASB: | A rebellious man seeks only evil, So a cruel messenger will be sent against him. (NASB ©1995) |
| GWT: | A rebel looks for nothing but evil. Therefore, a cruel messenger will be sent to punish him.(GOD'S WORD®) |
| KJV: | An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him. |
| ASV: | An evil man seeketh only rebellion; Therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him. |
| BBE: | An uncontrolled man is only looking for trouble, so a cruel servant will be sent against him. |
| DBY: | An evil man seeketh only rebellion; but a cruel messenger shall be sent against him. |
| ERV: | An evil man seeketh only rebellion; therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him. |
| JPS: | An rebellious man seeketh only evil; therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him. |
| WBS: | An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him. |
| WEB: | An evil man seeks only rebellion; therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him. |
| YLT: | An evil man seeketh only rebellion, And a fierce messenger is sent against him. |
| Proverbs 17:11 Cross References |
| XREF: | Proverbs 17:10 A rebuke goes deeper into one who has understanding Than a hundred blows into a fool.
Proverbs 17:12 Let a man meet a bear robbed of her cubs, Rather than a fool in his folly. (NASB ©1995) |
| Commentaries and Concordances |
| GSB: | 17:11 An evil [man] seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel {e} messenger shall be sent against him.
(e) By the messenger is meant such means as God uses to punish the rebels. |
| WES: | 17:11 Rebellion - Against God. Messenger - Or, a cruel angel, the angel of death, the devil, or some bloody men employed by God to avenge his quarrel. |
| MHC: | 17:8. Those who set their hearts upon money, will do any thing for it. What influence should the gifts of God have on our hearts! 9. The way to preserve peace is to make the best of every thing; not to notice what has been said or done against ourselves. 10. A gentle reproof will enter, not only into the head, but into the heart of a wise man. 11. Satan, and the messengers of Satan, shall be let loose upon an evil man. 12. Let us watch over our own passions, and avoid the company of furious men. 13. To render evil for good is devilish. He that does so, brings a curse upon his family. 14. What danger there is in the beginning of strife! Resist its earliest display; and leave it off, if it were possible, before you begin. 15. It is an offence to God to acquit the guilty, or to condemn those who are not guilty. 16. Man's neglect of God's favour and his own interest is very absurd. 17. No change of outward circumstances should abate our affection for our friends or relatives. But no friend, except Christ, deserves unlimited confidence. In Him this text did receive, and still receives its most glorious fulfilment. 18. Let not any wrong their families. Yet Christ's becoming Surety for men, was a glorious display of Divine wisdom; for he was able to discharge the bond. |
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