Proverbs 17:13
He that returneth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
In Context
12Let a bereaved bear encounter man, rather than a dullard, with his folly!
Cross References
1 Samuel 31:2And the Philistines followed hard after Saul, and after his sons,—and the Philistines smote Jonathan and Abinadab and Malchishua, sons of Saul.
2 Samuel 21:1And there came to be a famine, in the days of David, for three years, year after year, so then David sought the face of Yahweh,—and Yahweh said—It respecteth Saul and his house, as to bloodshed, in that he put to death the Gibeonites.
Psalms 38:20Even they who are repaying evil for good, accuse me because I pursue the good.
Psalms 109:4For my love, they have been accusing me, while, I, was at prayer:
Jeremiah 18:20Shall, evil, be recompensed for good? For they have digged a pit for my life,—Remember how I stood before thee To speak in their behalf what was good! To turn back thine indignation from them.
Matthew 27:25And all the people, answering, said—His blood be upon us and upon our children!
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 →