Proverbs 13:21
Disaster pursues sinners, but prosperity is the reward of the righteous.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repaid.
In Context
20He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.
Cross References
Genesis 4:7If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you refuse to do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires you, but you must master it.”
Psalms 32:10Many are the sorrows of the wicked, but loving devotion surrounds him who trusts in the LORD.
Proverbs 13:13He who despises instruction will pay the penalty, but the one who respects a command will be rewarded.
Isaiah 3:10Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their labor.
Acts 28:4When the islanders saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “Surely this man is a murderer. Although he was saved from the sea, Justice has not allowed 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 →