Proverbs 17:11
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- 40 The proverb is set up in a cause and effect relationship. The cause is that evil people seek rebellion. The term מְרִי (méri) means “rebellion.” It is related to the verb מָרָה (marah, “to be contentious; to be rebellious; to be refractory”). 598 מְרִי translates the line “a rebellious man seeketh only evil” (so ).
- 41 The parallelism seems to be formal, with the idea simply continuing to the second line; the conjunction is therefore translated to reflect this. However, the proverb could be interpreted as antithetical just as easily.
- 42 Those bent on rebellion will meet with retribution. The messenger could very well be a merciless messenger from the king; but the expression could also figuratively describe something God sends—storms, pestilence, or any other misfortune.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
An evil man seeks only rebellion,
and a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
Evildoers foster rebellion against God;
the messenger of death will be sent against them.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
An evil person desires only rebellion;
a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
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NLTNew Living Translation
Evil people are eager for rebellion,
but they will be severely punished.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
An evil person will seek only rebellion,
and a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
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KJV 1900King James Version
An evil man seeketh only rebellion:
Therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
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