What does Proverbs 17:11 mean?

Proverbs 17:11 highlights themes such as faith and obedience when read in context.

How should I apply Proverbs 17:11 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

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

9He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.

10A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.

11An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.

12Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.

13Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.

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