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Proverbs 17:11-13
1599 Geneva Bible

11 A seditious person seeketh only evil, and a cruel [a]messenger shall be sent against him.

12 It is better for a man to meet a bear robbed of her whelps, than [b]a fool in his folly.

13 (A)He that rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 17:11 By the messenger is meant such means as God useth to punish the rebels.
  2. Proverbs 17:12 Whereby he meaneth the wicked in his rage, who hath no fear of God.
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