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"An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him."
Proverbs Chapter 17, Verse 11
Proverbs 17:11 in Context (Verses 8–14 KJV)
8
A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.*
9
He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.*
10
A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.*
11
An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
12
Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
13
Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
14
The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.