Proverbs 28:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“A man that doeth violence to the blood of any person shall flee to the pit; let no man stay him.”
Proverbs 28:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 28:17 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 28:17 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 28:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“A man who is tormented by blood guilt will be a fugitive until death. No one will support him.”
Proverbs 28:17 — World English Bible
Proverbs 28:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“A man that is laden with the blood of any person Shall flee unto the pit; let no man stay him.”
Proverbs 28:17 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 28:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“A man oppressed with the blood of a soul, Unto the pit fleeth, none taketh hold on him.”
Proverbs 28:17 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 28:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“A man laden with the blood of [any] person, fleeth to the pit: let no man stay him.”
Proverbs 28:17 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 28:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“A man that doeth violence against the blood of a person, shall flee vnto the graue, and they shall not stay him.”
Proverbs 28:17 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 28:17 in Context — Proverbs 28
15 Leão rugidor e urso faminto é o governante perverso sobre um povo pobre.
16 O príncipe que tem falta de entendimento aumenta as opressões; mas aquele que odeia o lucro desonesto prolongará [seus] dias.
17 O homem atormentado pelo sangue de alguma alma fugirá até a cova; ninguém o detenha.
18 Aquele que anda sinceramente será salvo; mas o que se desvia em [seus] caminhos cairá de uma só vez.
19 Aquele que lavrar sua terra terá fartura de pão; mas o que segue coisas inúteis terá fartura de pobreza.
What Does Proverbs 28:17 Mean?
Proverbs 28:17 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 28. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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