Proverbs 13:21
Evil pursueth sinners; but to the righteous good shall be repaid.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repaid.
In Context
20He that walketh with wise [men] becometh wise; but a companion of the foolish will be depraved.
Cross References
Genesis 4:7If thou doest well, will not [thy countenance] look up [with confidence]? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door; and unto thee [shall be] his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.
Psalms 32:10Many sorrows hath the wicked; but he that confideth in Jehovah, loving-kindness shall encompass him.
Proverbs 13:13Whoso despiseth the word shall be held by it; but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.
Isaiah 3:10Say ye of the righteous that it shall be well [with him], for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.
Acts 28:4And when the barbarians saw the beast hanging from his hand, they said to one another, This man is certainly a murderer, whom, [though] saved out of the sea, Nemesis has not allowed 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 →