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Proverbs 17:13

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13Evil will never leave the house

of one who pays back evile for good.f

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Cross references

  1. eSee 1 Sa 19:4
  2. fSee Ge 44:4; See Ps 35:12

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

If anyone returns evil for good,

evil will not depart from his house.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

If anyone returns evil for good,

evil will never depart from his house.

NLTNew Living Translation

If you repay good with evil,

evil will never leave your house.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

For he who returns evil for good,

evil will not depart from his house.

KJV 1900King James Version

Whoso rewardeth evil for good,

Evil shall not depart from his house.