Proverbs 17:13
He who rewardeth ra'ah for tovah, 1 ra'ah shall not depart from his bais. 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
In Context
12Let an ish meet a dov robbed of her cubs 1 rather than a kesil in his folly. 1
Cross References
1 Samuel 31:2And the Pelishtim followed hard upon Sha'ul and upon his banim; and the Pelishtim slaughtered Yehonatan, + 31:2 Yonatan and Avinadav, and Malki-Shu'a, the Bnei Sha'ul.
2 Samuel 21:1Then there was a ra'av (famine) in the days of Dovid shalosh shanim, shanah after shanah; and Dovid inquired of Hashem. And Hashem answered, It is on account of Sha'ul, and for his bais hadamim, because he slaughtered the Giv'onim.
Psalms 38:20But mine oveyim are chayyim (vigorous), and they are strong; 1 and they that hate me sheker (wrongfully) are multiplied. 1
Psalms 109:4In return for my ahavah they are my adversaries; 1 but I give myself unto tefillah (prayer). 1
Jeremiah 18:20Shall ra'ah be repaid for tovah? 1 For they have dug a pit for my nefesh. 1 Remember that I stood before Thee to speak tovah concerning them, 1 and to turn away Thy wrath from them. 1
Matthew 27:25And, in reply, all the people said, His dahm be on us and on our yeladim.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 17:13
Weighty Sayings. 12 Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly. Note, 1. A passionate man is a brutish man. However at other times he may have some wisdom, take him in his passion ungoverned, and he is a fool in his folly; those are fools in whose bosom anger rests and in whose countenance anger rages. He has put off man, and is become like a bear, a raging bear, a bear robbed of her whelps; he is as fond of the gratifications of his lusts and passions as a bear of her whelps… Read the whole commentary →