Proverbs 17:11 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him. ”

• Proverbs 17:11 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  The proverb expresses the reverence of the East for the supreme authority of the king. The “cruel messenger” is probably the king’s officer despatched to subdue and punish. The Septuagint renders i...

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• Proverbs 17:11 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  An evil [man] seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel (e) messenger shall be sent against him. (e) By the messenger is meant such means as God uses to punish the rebels.

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• Proverbs 17:11 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  Proverbs 17. Fresh points are the rise of the able and clever slave to a place in the family ( Proverbs 17:2 ), the practice of bribes ( Proverbs 17:8 ; Proverbs 17:23 ), the value of adversity as...

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• Proverbs 17:11 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  evil . evil worker. Same word as "wicked", Proverbs 17:4 .

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• Proverbs 17:11 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.

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• Proverbs 17:11 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  An evil man, &c.— Houbigant renders it, A cruel man will seek only for evil; and therefore a most cruel messenger shall be sent to him.

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• Proverbs 17:11 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him. An evil (man) seeketh only rebellion - so the Septuagint and Arabic. But the Chaldaic and Syriac tak...

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• Proverbs 17:11 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  1. Lit. 'the sacrifices of strife.' There would be no pleasure in the festal meal which followed a sacrifice ( Proverbs 7:14 ) if it was accompanied with a quarrel. 'A little with quiet is the only...

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• Proverbs 17:11 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  An evil man seeketh only rebellion. — Or. A rebellious man (literally, rebellion; comp. Ezekiel 2:7 ) seeketh only evil. A cruel messenger. — Such as the “chief of the executioners” (marg...

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• Proverbs 17:11 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  CHAPTER 18 FRIENDSHIP "A friend loveth at all times, and as a brother is born for adversity."- Proverbs 17:17 This rendering, based upon the margin of the R.V, yields a much better sense than t...

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• Proverbs 17:11 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  Verse Proverbs 17:3 . Two important thoughts are suggested by this proverb. First, that the heart will yield to no force other than that of God. Dross in metal may be discovered and expurged by fire...

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• Proverbs 17:11 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts. A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue. Whoso mocketh the poor repr...

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• Proverbs 17:11 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  An evil [man] seeketh only rebellion ,.... For he seeks nothing but what is evil; and all sin is rebellion against God, a contempt of his laws, and a transgression of them; a trampling upon his legi...

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• Proverbs 17:11 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  An evil [man] seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him. Ver. 11. An evil man seeketh only rebellion. ] Viz., How to gainstand and mischief those that by words...

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• Proverbs 17:11 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  An evil man seeketh only rebellion Seeketh nothing but his own will; and being so refractory that he hath shaken off all reverence for God and his governors, he is wholly bent upon mischief, and ca...

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• Proverbs 17:11 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

        11 An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.       Here is the sin and punishment of an evil man. 1. His sin. He is an evil man indeed th...

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• Proverbs 17:11 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  An evil man seeketh only rebellion; it is the constant study and business of wicked men to rebel, either, 1. Against men in authority. But this is not universally true, for many most wicked perso...

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• Proverbs 17:11 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  The Follies Of The Fool ( Proverbs 17:8-16 ). The previous subsection ended with reference to the nabal (fool), and this now leads on to consideration of the activities of fools (kesil) ( Proverbs...

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• Proverbs 17:11 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  CRITICAL NOTES.— Proverbs 17:11 . Many commentators translate the first clause “ Rebellion ,” or “ a rebel ” seeketh only after evil, i.e. , brings retribution upon himself. Proverbs 17:12...

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• Proverbs 17:11 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Proverbs 17:1 . Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith. See Proverbs 15:17 . Proverbs 17:3 . The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace (or crucible) for gold. Silver ores in Me...

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• Proverbs 17:11 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION Proverbs 17:1 (Comp, Proverbs 15:16 , Proverbs 15:17 ; Proverbs 16:8 .) Better (sweeter) is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith. Dry bread was soaked in wine or water be...

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• Proverbs 17:11 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  v. 11. An evil man seeketh only rebellion, that is, he who rebels against the Lord in willful transgression of His Law has evil in mind; therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him, tha...

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• Proverbs 17:11 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 Kings 2:24 ; 1 Kings 2:25 ; 1 Kings 2:31 ; 1 Kings 2:46 ; 2 Samuel 15:12 ; 2 Samuel 16:5-9 ; 2 Samuel 18:15 ; 2 Samuel 18:19 ; 2 Samuel 20:1 ; 2 Samuel 20:22 ; Luke 19:27 ; Matthew 21:4...

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• Proverbs 17:11 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  Rebellion — Against God. Messenger — Or, a cruel angel, the angel of death, the devil, or some bloody men employed by God to avenge his quarrel.

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