Proverbs 17:13 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

Whoso is returning evil for good, Evil moveth not from his house.

English ASV

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

English Amplified

Whoever rewards evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house. [Ps. 109:4, 5; Jer. 18:20.]

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Whoever rewards evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house. [Ps. 109:4, 5; Jer. 18:20.]

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

If anyone returns evil for good, evil will never leave his house.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

If anyone returns evil for good, evil will never depart from his house.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

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

English EASY 2024

If people are kind to you, do not do evil things in return. Anyone who does that will always have trouble in his home.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

If you do wrong to those who were good to you, you will have trouble the rest of your life.

If anyone returns evil for good, evil will not depart from his house.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

If you repay good with evil, you will never get evil out of your house.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Whoever pays back evil for good— evil will never leave his home.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

If anyone returns evil for good, evil will never depart from his house.

English KJV 1611

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

English LSB

He who returns evil for good, Evil will not depart from his house.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

He who rewards evil for good, evil will not depart from his house.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

He who returns evil for good, Evil will not depart from his house.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

If a man returns evil for good, from his house evil will not depart.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

As for the one who repays evil for good, evil will not leave his house.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Evil will never leave the house of anyone who pays back evil for good.

English NIV

If a man pays back evil for good, evil will never leave his house.

English NKJ 1982

Whoever rewards evil for good, Evil will not depart from his house.

English NLT

If you repay evil for good, evil will never leave your house.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Evil will not depart from the house of one who returns evil for good.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

The one who returns evil for good can expect to be treated the same way for the rest of his life.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

If a man returns evil for good, evil will not depart from his house.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

If you repay evil for good, a curse is upon your home.

English Tyndale 1537

Who so rewardeth evil for good, the plague shall not depart from his house.

Proverbs 17:13 — Compare Translations