Proverbs 17:11
“An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Proverbs 17:11 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
An evil man seeketh only rebellion; Therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Der Böse sucht nur Empörung; aber ein grausamer Bote wird gegen ihn gesandt werden.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
El rebelde no busca sino mal; y mensajero cruel será contra él enviado.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Na verdade quem é mal busca somente a rebeldia; mas o mensageiro cruel será enviado contra ele.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Uma pessoa má busca apenas a rebelião, por isso, um mensageiro cruel será enviado contra ela.
📖 Proverbs 17:11 in Context
9He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.
10A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.
11An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
12Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
13Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
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