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New Living Translation

Proverbs 17:13

If you repay good with evil, evil will never leave your house.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Evil for Good;   Ingratitude;   Thompson Chain Reference - Evil;   Evil for Good;   Gratitude-Ingratitude;   The Topic Concordance - Evil;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Ingratitude;  

Dictionaries:

- Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Pardon;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Proverbs, the Book of;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Fool, Foolishness, and Folly;   Proverbs, Book of;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Prov'erbs, Book of;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Fool;   Poetry, Hebrew;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Blessing of Children;  

Parallel Translations

Update Bible Version
Whoever rewards evil for good, Evil shall not depart from his house.
New Century Version
Whoever gives evil in return for good will always have trouble at home.
New English Translation
As for the one who repays evil for good, evil will not leave his house.
Webster's Bible Translation
Whoever rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
World English Bible
Whoever rewards evil for good, Evil shall not depart from his house.
Amplified Bible
Whoever returns evil for good, Evil will not depart from his house.
English Standard Version
If anyone returns evil for good, evil will not depart from his house.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Yuel schal not go a wei fro the hous of hym, that yeldith yuels for goodis.
English Revised Version
Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
Berean Standard Bible
If anyone returns evil for good, evil will never leave his house.
Contemporary English Version
You will always have trouble if you are mean to those who are good to you.
American Standard Version
Whoso rewardeth evil for good, Evil shall not depart from his house.
Bible in Basic English
If anyone gives back evil for good, evil will never go away from his house.
Complete Jewish Bible
Evil will not depart from the house of him who returns evil for good.
Darby Translation
Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
Easy-to-Read Version
If you do wrong to those who were good to you, you will have trouble the rest of your life.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
King James Version (1611)
Whoso rewardeth euill for good, euill shall not depart from his house.
New Life Bible
If a man returns bad for good, trouble will not leave his house.
New Revised Standard
Evil will not depart from the house of one who returns evil for good.
Geneva Bible (1587)
He that rewardeth euil for good, euil shall not depart from his house.
George Lamsa Translation
He who rewards evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
Good News Translation
If you repay good with evil, you will never get evil out of your house.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
He that returneth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
Douay-Rheims Bible
He that rendereth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
Revised Standard Version
If a man returns evil for good, evil will not depart from his house.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Who so rewardeth euill for good, euil shall not depart from his house.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Whoso rewards evil for good, evil shall not be removed from his house.
Christian Standard Bible®
If anyone returns evil for good,evil will never depart from his house.
Hebrew Names Version
Whoever rewards evil for good, Evil shall not depart from his house.
King James Version
Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
Lexham English Bible
For he who returns evil for good, evil will not depart from his house.
Literal Translation
Whoever rewards evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
Young's Literal Translation
Whoso is returning evil for good, Evil moveth not from his house.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Who so rewardeth euell for good, the plage shal not departe fro his house.
THE MESSAGE
Those who return evil for good will meet their own evil returning.
New American Standard Bible
One who returns evil for good, Evil will not depart from his house.
New King James Version
Whoever rewards evil for good, Evil will not depart from his house.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
He who returns evil for good, Evil will not depart from his house.
Legacy Standard Bible
He who returns evil for good,Evil will not depart from his house.

Contextual Overview

13 If you repay good with evil, evil will never leave your house.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

1 Samuel 24:17, 1 Samuel 31:2, 1 Samuel 31:3, 2 Samuel 21:1-14, Psalms 35:12, Psalms 38:20, Psalms 55:12-15, Psalms 109:4-13, Jeremiah 18:20, Jeremiah 18:21, Matthew 27:5, Matthew 27:25, Romans 12:17, 1 Thessalonians 5:15, 1 Peter 3:9

Reciprocal: Genesis 44:4 - Wherefore 1 Samuel 19:4 - because his works 1 Samuel 25:21 - he hath requited 1 Chronicles 10:14 - he slew 2 Chronicles 20:11 - how they reward us 2 Chronicles 24:22 - but slew his son Psalms 109:5 - they Proverbs 20:22 - I Jeremiah 37:18 - General

Cross-References

Genesis 14:14
When Abram heard that his nephew Lot had been captured, he mobilized the 318 trained men who had been born into his household. Then he pursued Kedorlaomer's army until he caught up with them at Dan.
Genesis 15:3
You have given me no descendants of my own, so one of my servants will be my heir."
Genesis 37:27
Instead of hurting him, let's sell him to those Ishmaelite traders. After all, he is our brother—our own flesh and blood!" And his brothers agreed.
Genesis 37:36
Meanwhile, the Midianite traders arrived in Egypt, where they sold Joseph to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt. Potiphar was captain of the palace guard.
Genesis 39:1
When Joseph was taken to Egypt by the Ishmaelite traders, he was purchased by Potiphar, an Egyptian officer. Potiphar was captain of the guard for Pharaoh, the king of Egypt.
Exodus 12:44
But any slave who has been purchased may eat it if he has been circumcised.
Exodus 21:2
"If you buy a Hebrew slave, he may serve for no more than six years. Set him free in the seventh year, and he will owe you nothing for his freedom.
Exodus 21:4
"If his master gave him a wife while he was a slave and they had sons or daughters, then only the man will be free in the seventh year, but his wife and children will still belong to his master.
Exodus 21:16
"Kidnappers must be put to death, whether they are caught in possession of their victims or have already sold them as slaves.
Nehemiah 5:5
We belong to the same family as those who are wealthy, and our children are just like theirs. Yet we must sell our children into slavery just to get enough money to live. We have already sold some of our daughters, and we are helpless to do anything about it, for our fields and vineyards are already mortgaged to others."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Whoso rewardeth evil for good,.... As the enemies of David and Christ rewarded them, Psalms 35:12; this is base ingratitude, contrary to the law and light of nature; worse than beastly, is really devilish;

evil shall not depart from his house; from him and his family; they shall be continually visited with one disease and calamity or another; so hateful and offensive is the sin of ingratitude to God, and therefore ought to be carefully avoided. This might be illustrated by the judgments of God on the nation of the Jews, for their ingratitude to Christ.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Proverbs 17:13. Whoso rewardeth evil for good — Here is a most awful warning. As many persons are guilty of the sin of ingratitude, and of paying kindness with unkindness, and good with evil, it is no wonder we find so much wretchedness among men; for God's word cannot fail; evil shall not depart from the houses and families of such persons.


 
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