Proverbs 17:11 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.”

Proverbs 17:11 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 17:11 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Proverbs 17:11 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Proverbs 17:11 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“An evil man seeks only rebellion; therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.”

Proverbs 17:11 — World English Bible

Proverbs 17:11 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“An evil man seeketh only rebellion; Therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.”

Proverbs 17:11 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 17:11 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“An evil man seeketh only rebellion, And a fierce messenger is sent against him.”

Proverbs 17:11 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 17:11 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“An evil [man] seeketh only rebellion; but a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.”

Proverbs 17:11 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 17:11 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“A sedicious person seeketh onely euill, and a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.”

Proverbs 17:11 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 17:11 in Context — Proverbs 17

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.

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What Does Proverbs 17:11 Mean?

Proverbs 17:11 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 17. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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