Proverbs 17:13 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.”

Proverbs 17:13 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 17:13 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Proverbs 17:13 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Proverbs 17:13 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Whoever rewards evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.”

Proverbs 17:13 — World English Bible

Proverbs 17:13 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Whoso rewardeth evil for good, Evil shall not depart from his house.”

Proverbs 17:13 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 17:13 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Whoso is returning evil for good, Evil moveth not from his house.”

Proverbs 17:13 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 17:13 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.”

Proverbs 17:13 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 17:13 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“He that rewardeth euil for good, euil shall not depart from his house.”

Proverbs 17:13 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 17:13 in Context — Proverbs 17

11 Na verdade quem é mal busca somente a rebeldia; mas o mensageiro cruel será enviado contra ele.

12 [É melhor] ao homem encontrar uma ursa roubada [de seus filhotes] ,do que um tolo em sua loucura.

13 Quanto ao que devolve o mal no lugar do bem, o mal nunca se afastará de sua casa.

14 Começar uma briga é [como] deixar águas rolarem; por isso, abandona a discussão antes que haja irritação.

15 Quem absolve ao perverso e quem condena ao justo, ambos são abomináveis ao SENHOR.

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What Does Proverbs 17:13 Mean?

Proverbs 17:13 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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