Proverbs 17:11

Proverbs Of Solomon

¹⁰ A rebuke is more effective with a man of understanding than a hundred lashes to a fool. ¹¹ A rebellious person seeks evil; a cruel emissary will be sent to oppose him. ¹² It's better to meet a mother bear who has lost her cubs than a fool in his stupidity.

Evil One

2 Samuel 15:12

Absalom also sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David's counselor, to come from his home town of Giloh while Absalom was presenting the sacrificial offerings. And so the conspiracy widened, because the common people increasingly sided with Absalom.

2 Samuel 16:5-9

Later on, as King David approached Bahurim, Gera's son Shimei, who was related to the family of Saul's household, went out to meet David, cursing continually as he approached.

2 Samuel 18:15

Ten young men who served as Joab's personal assistants then surrounded Absalom, striking him repeatedly and killing him.

2 Samuel 18:19

Zadok's son Ahimaaz told Joab, "Let me run over to King David and take him the news. I'll mention that the LORD has delivered him from his enemies."

2 Samuel 20:1

Right about then, Bichri's son Sheba, an ungodly man from the tribe of Benjamin, sounded a battle trumpet and announced: We've never been a part of David! We'll never gain anything from Jesse's son! It's every man to his tent, Israel!

2 Samuel 20:22

So the woman replied, "Watch this! His head will be thrown to you over the city wall." Then the woman wisely went back to her people. They cut off the head of Bichri's son Sheba and threw it out to Joab, so Joab sounded his battle trumpet and they withdrew from the city. Everybody went back home and Joab returned to the king at Jerusalem.

1 Kings 2:24-25

Now therefore, as the LORD lives, who has established me and set me on the throne of my father David, and who has established a dynasty, just like he promised, Adonijah will surely be executed today."

1 Kings 2:31

The king replied to him, "Do just what he asked. Kill him and bury him so that you may remove from me and from my father's household the guilt that Joab shed needlessly.

1 Kings 2:46

So the king gave orders to Jehoiada's son Benaiah to go out, attack Shimei, and kill him. That is how the kingdom was established under Solomon's control.

Matthew 21:41

They told him, "He will put those horrible men to a horrible death. Then he will lease the vineyard to other farmers who will give him his produce at harvest time."

Matthew 22:7

Then the king became outraged. He sent his troops, and they destroyed those murderers and burned their city.

Luke 19:27

But as for these enemies of mine who didn't want me to be their king bring them here and slaughter them in my presence!'"