The Meaning of Proverbs 17:13 Explained

Proverbs 17:13

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

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

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

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

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Whoso rewardeth  evil  for good,  evil  shall not depart  {08675;04185:08686} from his house. 

What does Proverbs 17:13 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 17

1  Contrasts between the Righteous and the Wicked

What do the individual words in Proverbs 17:13 mean?

Whoever rewards evil for good not - will depart Evil from his house
מֵשִׁ֣יב רָ֭עָה תַּ֣חַת טוֹבָ֑ה לֹא־ [תמיש] (תָמ֥וּשׁ) רָ֝עָ֗ה מִבֵּיתֽוֹ

מֵשִׁ֣יב  Whoever  rewards 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Participle, masculine singular
Root: שׁוּב  
Sense: to return, turn back.
רָ֭עָה  evil 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: רַע 
Sense: bad, evil.
טוֹבָ֑ה  good 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: טָבַב 
Sense: good, pleasant, agreeable.
[תמיש]  - 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, third person feminine singular
(תָמ֥וּשׁ)  will  depart 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: מוּשׁ  
Sense: to depart, remove.
רָ֝עָ֗ה  Evil 
Parse: Adjective, feminine singular
Root: רַע 
Sense: bad, evil.
מִבֵּיתֽוֹ  from  his  house 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.