Proverbs 17:11
An evil man seeks only rebellion; 2 therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him. 1
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In The King James Version
An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
In Context
10A rebuke enters deeper into one who has understanding 2 than one hundred lashes into a fool. 1
12Let a bear robbed of her cubs meet a man, 2 rather than a fool in his folly. 1
Cross References
Matthew 21:41They told him, “He will miserably destroy those miserable men, and will lease out the vineyard to other farmers, who will give him the fruit in its season.”
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 17:11
10 A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool. Note, 1. A word is enough to the wise. A gentle reproof will enter not only into the head, but into the heart of a wise man, so as to have a strong influence upon him; for, if but a hint be given to conscience, let it alone to carry it on and prosecute it. 2. Stripes are not enough for a fool, to make him sensible of his errors, that he may repent of them, and be more cautious for the future. He that is sottish and wilful is very… Read the whole commentary →