Proverbs 17:11

Which verses does Proverbs 17:11 point to?

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1. 1 Kings 2:464 votes

   Then the king commanded Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and he went out and struck Shimei down, and he died. Thus the kingdom was firmly established in the hand of Solomon.

2. 2 Samuel 16:5–93 votes

   As King David approached Bahurim, a man from the family of the house of Saul was just coming out. His name was Shimei son of Gera, and as he approached, he kept yelling out curses. He threw stones at David and at all the servants of the king, though the troops and all the mighty men were on David’s right and left. …

3. 2 Samuel 18:153 votes

   And ten young men who carried Joab’s armor surrounded Absalom, struck him, and killed him.

4. 2 Samuel 20:220 votes

   Then the woman went to all the people with her wise counsel, and they cut off the head of Sheba son of Bichri and threw it to Joab. So he blew the ram’s horn and his men dispersed from the city, each to his own home. And Joab returned to the king in Jerusalem.

5. 1 Kings 2:24–250 votes

   And now, as surely as the LORD lives—the One who established me, who set me on the throne of my father David, and who founded for me a dynasty as He promised—surely Adonijah shall be put to death today!” So King Solomon gave orders to Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and he struck down Adonijah and he died.

6. 1 Kings 2:310 votes

   And the king replied, “Do just as he says. Strike him down and bury him, and so remove from me and from the house of my father the innocent blood that Joab shed.

7. Matthew 21:410 votes

   “He will bring those wretches to a wretched end,” they replied, “and will rent out the vineyard to other tenants who will give him his share of the fruit at harvest time.”

8. Matthew 22:70 votes

   The king was enraged, and he sent his troops to destroy those murderers and burn their city.

9. Luke 19:270 votes

   And these enemies of mine who were unwilling for me to rule over them, bring them here and slay them in front of me.’”

10. 2 Samuel 15:12-1 votes

    While Absalom was offering the sacrifices, he sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counselor, to come from his hometown of Giloh. So the conspiracy gained strength, and Absalom’s following kept increasing.

11. 2 Samuel 18:19-1 votes
12. 2 Samuel 20:1-1 votes

Which verses point to Proverbs 17:11?

Ranked by reader votes.

• Proverbs 11:27 7
• 1 Peter 2:13 5
• Proverbs 26:17 3
• Proverbs 16:14 2