Proverbs 17:11
An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
KJV
Semper jurgia quærit malus : angelus autem crudelis mittetur contra eum.
Vulgate
ἀντιλογίας ἐγείρει πᾶς κακός, ὁ δὲ Κύριος ἄγγελον ἀνελεήμονα ἐκπέμψει αὐτῷ.
LXX
An evil man seeketh only rebellion; Therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
ASV
אַךְ מְרִ֥י יְבַקֶּשׁ רָ֑ע וּ/מַלְאָ֥ךְ אַ֝כְזָרִ֗י יְשֻׁלַּח בּֽ/וֹ
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אַךְ
'k
adverb · 158×
אַכְזָרִ֥י
'kzry
adjective · 8×
בַקֵּ֥שׁ
bqsh
verb · 225×
מְרִ֖י
mry
noun · 22×
מַלְאַ֣ךְ
ml'k
noun · 212×
נִי
ny
verb · 838×
רָ֑ע
r'
verb · 664×
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- 1Kgs 2:46 — So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; which went out, and fell upon him, that he died. And the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon.
- 1Pet 2:13 — Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;
- 2Sam 16:5 — And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, thence came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera: he came forth, and cursed still as he came.
- 2Sam 18:15 — And ten young men that bare Joab’s armour compassed about and smote Absalom, and slew him.
- Prov 11:27 — He that diligently seeketh good procureth favour: but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him.