Proverbs 13:21
Evil will overtake sinners, but the upright will be rewarded with good.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repaid.
In Context
20Go with wise men and be wise: but he who keeps company with the foolish will be broken.
Cross References
Genesis 4:7If you do well, will you not have honour? and if you do wrong, sin is waiting at the door, desiring to have you, but do not let it be your master.
Psalms 32:10The sinner will be full of trouble; but mercy will be round the man who has faith in the Lord.
Proverbs 13:13He who makes sport of the word will come to destruction, but the respecter of the law will be rewarded.
Isaiah 3:10Happy is the upright man! for he will have joy of the fruit of his ways.
Acts 28:4And when the people saw it hanging on his hand, they said to one another, Without doubt this man has put someone to death, and though he has got safely away from the sea, God will not let him go on living.
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 →