Proverbs 11:31
If the just man receive in the earth, how much more the wicked and the sinner.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: much more the wicked and the sinner.
In Context
30The fruit of the just man is a tree of life: and he that gaineth souls, is wise.
Cross References
2 Samuel 7:14I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son: and if he commit any iniquity, I will correct him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men.
1 Kings 13:24And when he was gone, a lion found him in the way, and killed him, and his body was cast in the way: and the ass stood by him, and the lion stood by the dead body.
Proverbs 26:10Judgment determineth causes: and he that putteth a fool to silence, appeaseth anger.
Isaiah 13:11And I will visit the evils of the world, and against the wicked for their iniquity: and I will make the pride of infidels to cease, and will bring down the arrogancy of the mighty.
Ezekiel 44:10Moreover the Levites that went away far from me, when the children of Israel went astray, and have wandered from me after their idols, and have borne their iniquity:
1 Corinthians 11:30Therefore are there many inform and weak among you, and many sleep.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 11:31
30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise. This shows what great blessings good men are, especially those that are eminently wise, to the places where they live, and therefore how much to be valued. 1. The righteous are as trees of life; the fruits of their piety and charity, their instructions, reproofs, examples, and prayers, their interest in heaven, and their influence upon earth, are like the fruits of that tree, precious and useful, contributing to the support and… Read the whole commentary →