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Proverbs 17:13 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 17 · verse 13
Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.Proverbs 17:13 · King James Version
Proverbs 17:13 in context
11An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
12Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
13Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
14The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.
15He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD.
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Key words (Strong's)
- rewardethshûwbto turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figurativelyH7725 →
- departmûwshto withdrawH4185 →
- evilraʻbad or evilH7451 →
- goodṭôwbgood in the widest senseH2896 →
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A malicious mischievous man is here represented, 1. As ungrateful to his friends. He oftentimes is so absurd and insensible of kindnesses done him that he renders evil for good. David met with those that were his adversaries for his love, Psa 109:4.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary