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


In Context

10 A rebuke enters deeper into one who has understanding than a hundred lashes into a fool.

11 An evil man seeks only rebellion; therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.

12 Let a bear robbed of her cubs meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.

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

14 The beginning of strife is like breaching a dam, therefore stop contention before quarreling breaks out.

15 He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the righteous, both of them alike are an abomination to Yahweh.

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 New International Version of the Holy Bible

17:13If a man pays back evil for good, evil will never leave 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 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.