Proverbs 13:21
,21Evil pursueth sinners: and to the just good shall be repaid.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repaid.
In Context
20He that walketh with the wise, shall be wise: a friend of fools shall become like to them.
Cross References
Genesis 4:7If thou do well, shalt thou not receive? but if ill, shall not sin forthwith be present at the door? but the lust thereof shall be under thee, and thou shalt have dominion over it.
Psalms 32:10Many are the scourges of the sinner, but mercy shall encompass him that hopeth in the Lord.
Proverbs 13:13Whosoever speaketh ill of any thing, bindeth himself for the time to come: but he that feareth the commandment, shall dwell in peace. Deceitful souls go astray in sins: the just are merciful, and shew mercy.
Isaiah 3:10Say to the just man that it is well, for he shall eat the fruit of his doings.
Acts 28:4And when the barbarians saw the beast hanging on his hand, they said one to another: Undoubtedly this man is a murderer, who though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance doth not suffer him 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 →