Proverbs 17:11-13

International Children’s Bible

¹¹A disobedient person is only looking for trouble.
So a cruel messenger will be sent against him.

¹²It is better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs
than to meet a foolish person doing foolish things.

¹³If a person gives evil in return for good,
his house will always be full of trouble.

Proverbs 17:11-13

New International Version

¹¹Evildoers foster rebellion against God;
the messenger of death will be sent against them.

¹²Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs
than a fool bent on folly.^(A)

¹³Evil will never leave the house
of one who pays back evil^(B) for good.^(C)

International Children’s Bible (ICB)

New International Version (NIV)