Focused Passage

Proverbs 17:11

Wisdom in Household Peace, Tested Hearts, Just Speech, and Relational Restraint

The chapter moves through household peace, divine heart-testing, speech and poverty, family honor, bribery and love, rebuke and folly, quarrels and justice, friendship and surety, conflict and grief, crooked justice, wandering folly, and restrained speech.

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11 An evil man seeks only rebellion; a cruel messenger will be sent against him.

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Verse 11

Original words

An evil [man] רָ֑ע H7451 Adjective - masculine singular seeks יְבַקֶּשׁ־ H1245 Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular only אַךְ־ H389 Adverb rebellion מְרִ֥י H4805 Noun - masculine singular a cruel אַ֝כְזָרִ֗י H394 Adjective - masculine singular messenger וּמַלְאָ֥ךְ H4397 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular will be sent against him יְשֻׁלַּח־ H7971 Verb - Pual - Imperfect - third person masculine singular

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