Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Evildoers foster rebellion against God; the messenger of death will be sent against them. New Living Translation Evil people are eager for rebellion, but they will be severely punished. English Standard Version An evil man seeks only rebellion, and a cruel messenger will be sent against him. Berean Standard Bible An evil man seeks only rebellion; a cruel messenger will be sent against him. King James Bible An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him. New King James Version An evil man seeks only rebellion; Therefore a cruel messenger will be sent against him. New American Standard Bible A rebellious person seeks only evil, So a cruel messenger will be sent against him. NASB 1995 A rebellious man seeks only evil, So a cruel messenger will be sent against him. NASB 1977 A rebellious man seeks only evil, So a cruel messenger will be sent against him. Legacy Standard Bible A rebellious man seeks only evil, So a cruel messenger will be sent against him. Amplified Bible A rebellious man seeks only evil; Therefore a cruel messenger will be sent against him. Christian Standard Bible An evil person desires only rebellion; a cruel messenger will be sent against him. Holman Christian Standard Bible An evil man seeks only rebellion; a cruel messenger will be sent against him. American Standard Version An evil man seeketh only rebellion; Therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him. Aramaic Bible in Plain English A contentious man seeks evil and a merciless messenger is sent upon him. Brenton Septuagint Translation Every bad man stirs up strifes: but the Lord will send out against him an unmerciful messenger. Contemporary English Version Cruel people want to rebel, and so vicious attackers will be sent against them. Douay-Rheims Bible An evil man always seeketh quarrels: but a cruel angel shall be sent against him. English Revised Version An evil man seeketh only rebellion; therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him. GOD'S WORD® Translation A rebel looks for nothing but evil. Therefore, a cruel messenger will be sent [to punish] him. Good News Translation Death will come like a cruel messenger to wicked people who are always stirring up trouble. International Standard Version A rebellious person seeks evil; a cruel emissary will be sent to oppose him. JPS Tanakh 1917 A rebellious man seeketh only evil; Therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him. Literal Standard Version An evil man seeks only rebellion, | And a fierce messenger is sent against him. Majority Standard Bible An evil man seeks only rebellion; a cruel messenger will be sent against him. New American Bible The wicked pursue only rebellion, and a merciless messenger is sent against them. NET Bible An evil person seeks only rebellion, and so a cruel messenger will be sent against him. New Revised Standard Version Evil people seek only rebellion, but a cruel messenger will be sent against them. New Heart English Bible An evil man seeks only rebellion; therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him. Webster's Bible Translation 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. Young's Literal Translation An evil man seeketh only rebellion, And a fierce messenger is sent against him. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Better a Dry Morsel in Quietness…10A rebuke cuts into a man of discernment deeper than a hundred lashes cut into a fool. 11An evil man seeks only rebellion; a cruel messenger will be sent against him. 12It is better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly.… Cross References Proverbs 17:10 A rebuke cuts into a man of discernment deeper than a hundred lashes cut into a fool. Proverbs 17:12 It is better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly. Treasury of Scripture An evil man seeks only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him. 2 Samuel 15:12 And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David's counseller, from his city, even from Giloh, while he offered sacrifices. And the conspiracy was strong; for the people increased continually with Absalom. 2 Samuel 16:5-9 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… 2 Samuel 18:15,19 And ten young men that bare Joab's armour compassed about and smote Absalom, and slew him… Jump to Previous Bent Cruel Evil Fierce Merciless Messenger Official Rebellion Rebellious Seeketh Seeks Servant Trouble UncontrolledJump to Next Bent Cruel Evil Fierce Merciless Messenger Official Rebellion Rebellious Seeketh Seeks Servant Trouble UncontrolledProverbs 17 1. Contrasts between the Righteous and the Wicked(11) An evil man seeketh only rebellion.--Or. A rebellious man (literally, rebellion; comp. Ezekiel 2:7) seeketh only evil. A cruel messenger.--Such as the "chief of the executioners" (margin of Genesis 37:36), who was always ready to carry out the bidding of an Oriental king. (Comp. 1Kings 2:34; 1Kings 2:46.) The ministers of the Divine wrath against impenitent sinners appear as "tormentors" in Matthew 18:34. (For the office of the angels in the same work, comp. Revelation 8:6, sqq.) . . . Verse 11. - An evil man seeketh only rebellion. So the Greek and Latin Versions; but, as Nowack intimates, a bad man seeks many other things which do not come directly in the category of rebellion; and it is better to take meri, "rebellion," as the subject, regarding it as put for the concrete, thus: "A rebellious man striveth only for what is evil." From the point of view of an Eastern potentate, this is true enough. Absolute government looks upon any rising against constituted authority, any movement in the masses, as necessarily evil, and to be repressed with a high hand. Hence the succeeding clause. Therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him. The "cruel messenger" (Proverbs 16:14) is the executioner of the king's wrath (comp. 1 Kings 2:29, etc.). He is called "cruel" because his errand is deadly, and he is pitiless in its performance. This seems to be the sense intended. The LXX. gives a different notion, derived from the ambiguous term malak, like the Greek ἄγγελος: "The Lord will send forth a pitiless angel against him." The verse then becomes a statement concerning the retribution inflicted by God on obstinate sinners, such as Pharaoh and the Egyptians. These are delivered over to "the tormentors" (Matthew 18:34), the angels that execute the wrath of God, as in Psalm 78:49 and Revelation 8:6, etc. As all sin is rebellion against God, it is natural to read into the passage a religious meaning, and for homiletical purposes it is legitimate to do so. But the writer's intention is doubtless as explained above, though his language may be divinely directed to afford a further application.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew An evil [man]רָ֑ע (rā‘) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 7451: Bad, evil seeks יְבַקֶּשׁ־ (yə·ḇaq·qeš-) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1245: To search out, to strive after only אַךְ־ (’aḵ-) Adverb Strong's 389: A particle of affirmation, surely rebellion; מְרִ֥י (mə·rî) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4805: Bitterness, rebellion, bitter, rebellious so a cruel אַ֝כְזָרִ֗י (’aḵ·zā·rî) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 394: Terrible messenger וּמַלְאָ֥ךְ (ū·mal·’āḵ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4397: A messenger, of God, an angel will be sent against him. יְשֻׁלַּח־ (yə·šul·laḥ-) Verb - Pual - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out Links Proverbs 17:11 NIVProverbs 17:11 NLT Proverbs 17:11 ESV Proverbs 17:11 NASB Proverbs 17:11 KJV Proverbs 17:11 BibleApps.com Proverbs 17:11 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 17:11 Chinese Bible Proverbs 17:11 French Bible Proverbs 17:11 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 17:11 An evil man seeks only rebellion (Prov. 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