Proverbs 17:13 · KJV
“Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.”
— Proverbs 17:13
Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
The beginning of strife {is as} when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.
Proverbs 17 — Context
An evil {man} seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
12Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
13Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
14The beginning of strife {is as} when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.
15He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both {are} abomination to the LORD.
Cross References
Psalms 109:4-13
For my love they are my adversaries: but I {give myself unto} prayer.
Romans 12:17
Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.
Psalms 55:12-15
For {it was} not an enemy {that} reproached me; then I could have borne {it}: neither {was it} he that hated me {that} did magnify {himself} against me; then I would have hid myself from him:
1 Peter 3:9
Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.
Psalms 35:12
They rewarded me evil for good {to} the spoiling of my soul. {spoiling: Heb. depriving}
Psalms 38:20
They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries; because I follow {the thing that} good {is}.
2 Samuel 12:10
Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thine house; because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife.
1 Samuel 24:17
And he said to David, Thou {art} more righteous than I: for thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee evil.