Proverbs 13:21
Evil pursues sinners, but the righteous shall be recompensed with good.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repaid.
In Context
20Walk with wise men, and thou shall be wise. But the companion of fools shall smart for it.
Cross References
Genesis 4:7If thou do well, shall thou not be accepted? And if thou do not well, sin crouches at the door. Its desire shall be for thee, and thou shall rule over it.
Psalms 32:10Many sorrows shall be to the wicked, but he who trusts in LORD, loving kindness shall encompass him about.
Proverbs 13:13He who despises the word brings destruction on himself, but he who fears the commandment shall be rewarded.
Isaiah 3:10Say ye of the righteous, that [it is] well, for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.
Acts 28:4And when the foreigners saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to each other, Certainly this man is a murderer, whom, though saved from the sea, Justice did not allow to live.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 13:21
20 He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed. Note, 1. Those that would be good must keep good company, which is an evidence for them that they would be good (men's character is known by the company they choose) and will be a means of making them good, of showing them the way and of quickening and encouraging them in it. He that would be himself wise must walk with those that are so, must choose such for his intimate acquaintance, and converse with them accordingly;… Read the whole commentary →