Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
An evil man seeketh only rebellion, And a fierce messenger is sent against him.
New American Standard Bible
So a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
King James Version
An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
Holman Bible
a cruel messenger
International Standard Version
A rebellious person seeks evil; a cruel emissary will be sent to oppose him.
A Conservative Version
An evil man seeks only rebellion. Therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
American Standard Version
An evil man seeketh only rebellion; Therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
Amplified
A rebellious man seeks only evil;
Therefore a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
Bible in Basic English
An uncontrolled man is only looking for trouble, so a cruel servant will be sent against him.
Darby Translation
An evil man seeketh only rebellion; but a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
Julia Smith Translation
An evil one will seek only contradiction.: and a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
King James 2000
An evil man seeks only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
Lexham Expanded Bible
An evil person will seek only rebellion, and a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
Modern King James verseion
An evil one seeks only rebellion; so a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
A sedicious person seeketh mischief; but a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
NET Bible
An evil person seeks only rebellion, and so a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
New Heart English Bible
An evil man seeks only rebellion; therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
The Emphasized Bible
Nothing less than rebellion, doth a wicked man seek, and, a relentless messenger, shall be sent out against him.
Webster
An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
World English Bible
An evil man seeks only rebellion; therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
Interlinear
Ra`
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 17:11
Verse Info
Context Readings
Proverbs Of Solomon
10 Rebuke cometh down on the intelligent More than a hundred stripes on a fool. 11 An evil man seeketh only rebellion, And a fierce messenger is sent against him. 12 The meeting of a bereaved bear by a man, And -- not a fool in his folly.
Phrases
Cross References
2 Samuel 15:12
and Absalom sendeth Ahithophel the Gilonite, a counsellor of David, out of his city, out of Gilo, in his sacrificing sacrifices; and the conspiracy is strong, and the people are going and increasing with Absalom.
2 Samuel 16:5-9
And king David hath come in unto Bahurim, and lo, thence a man is coming out, of the family of the house of Saul, and his name is Shimei, son of Gera, he cometh out, coming out and reviling;
2 Samuel 18:15
And they go round -- ten youths bearing weapons of Joab -- and smite Absalom, and put him to death.
2 Samuel 18:19
And Ahimaaz son of Zadok said, 'Let me run, I pray thee, and I bear the king tidings, for Jehovah hath delivered him out of the hand of his enemies;'
2 Samuel 20:1
And there hath been called there a man of worthlessness, and his name is Sheba, son of Bichri, a Benjamite, and he bloweth with a trumpet, and saith, 'We have no portion in David, and we have no inheritance in the son of Jesse; each to his tents, O Israel.'
2 Samuel 20:22
And the woman cometh unto all the people in her wisdom, and they cut off the head of Sheba son of Bichri, and cast it unto Joab, and he bloweth with a trumpet, and they are scattered from the city, each to his tents, and Joab hath turned back to Jerusalem unto the king.
1 Kings 2:24-25
and now, Jehovah liveth, who hath established me, and causeth me to sit on the throne of David my father, and who hath made for me an house as He spake -- surely to-day is Adonijah put to death.'
1 Kings 2:31
And the king saith to him, 'Do as he hath spoken, and fall upon him, and thou hast buried him, and turned aside the causeless blood which Joab shed, from off me, and from off the house of my father;
1 Kings 2:46
And the king chargeth Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and he goeth out and falleth on him, and he dieth, and the kingdom is established in the hand of Solomon.
Matthew 21:41
They say to him, 'Evil men -- he will evilly destroy them, and the vineyard will give out to other husbandmen, who will give back to him the fruits in their seasons.'
Matthew 22:7
'And the king having heard, was wroth, and having sent forth his soldiers, he destroyed those murderers, and their city he set on fire;
Luke 19:27
but those my enemies, who did not wish me to reign over them, bring hither and slay before me.'