13If a man pays back evil for good, evil will never leave his house.


In Context

10 A rebuke impresses a man of discernment more than a hundred lashes a fool.

11 An evil man is bent only on rebellion; a merciless official will be sent against him.

12 Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly.

13 If a man pays back evil for good, evil will never leave his house.

14 Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam; so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.

15 Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent- the Lord detests them both.

Proverbs 17:13 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:13Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

17:13He that rendereth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

17:13Whoso rewardeth evil for good, Evil shall not depart from his house.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:13Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

17:13Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:13Whoever rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:13Whoever rewards evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

17:13Whoso is returning evil for good, Evil moveth not from his house.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:13Whoever rewards evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.