Proverbs 17:13
Modern Translations
New International Version
Evil will never leave the house of one who pays back evil for good.

New Living Translation
If you repay good with evil, evil will never leave your house.

English Standard Version
If anyone returns evil for good, evil will not depart from his house.

Berean Study Bible
If anyone returns evil for good, evil will never leave his house.

New American Standard Bible
One who returns evil for good, Evil will not depart from his house.

NASB 1995
He who returns evil for good, Evil will not depart from his house.

NASB 1977
He who returns evil for good, Evil will not depart from his house.

Amplified Bible
Whoever returns evil for good, Evil will not depart from his house.

Christian Standard Bible
If anyone returns evil for good, evil will never depart from his house.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
If anyone returns evil for good, evil will never depart from his house.

Contemporary English Version
You will always have trouble if you are mean to those who are good to you.

Good News Translation
If you repay good with evil, you will never get evil out of your house.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Whoever pays back evil for good- evil will never leave his home.

International Standard Version
The person who repays good with evil will never see evil leave his home.

NET Bible
As for the one who repays evil for good, evil will not leave his house.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.

New King James Version
Whoever rewards evil for good, Evil will not depart from his house.

King James 2000 Bible
Whosoever rewards evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.

New Heart English Bible
Whoever rewards evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.

World English Bible
Whoever rewards evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.

American King James Version
Whoever rewards evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.

American Standard Version
Whoso rewardeth evil for good, Evil shall not depart from his house.

A Faithful Version
Whoever rewards evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.

Darby Bible Translation
Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.

English Revised Version
Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.

Webster's Bible Translation
Whoever rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
He that rewardeth euil for good, euil shall not depart from his house.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Who so rewardeth euill for good, euil shall not depart from his house.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Who so rewardeth euell for good, the plage shal not departe fro his house.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Whoever is returning evil for good, "" Evil does not move from his house.

Young's Literal Translation
Whoso is returning evil for good, Evil moveth not from his house.

Smith's Literal Translation
He turning back evil, instead of good, evil shall not move from his house.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
He that rendereth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Whoever repays evil for good, evil shall not withdraw from his house.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Evil will not depart from the house of him that pays evil for good.

Lamsa Bible
He who rewards evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Whoso rewardeth evil for good, Evil shall not depart from his house.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Whoso rewards evil for good, evil shall not be removed from his house.
















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