Proverbs 13:21
Evil pursues sinners, || And good repays the righteous.
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repaid.
In Context
20Whoever is walking with wise men is wise, || And a companion of fools suffers evil.
22A good man causes sons’ sons to inherit, || And the sinner’s wealth [is] laid up for the righteous.
Cross References
Genesis 4:7Is there not, if you do well, acceptance? And if you do not do well, sin [[ or a sin-offering]] is lying at the opening, and its [[ or His]] desire [is] for you, and you rule over it [[ or by Him]].”
Psalms 32:10Many [are] the pains of the wicked; As for him who is trusting in YHWH, || Kindness surrounds him.
Proverbs 13:13Whoever is despising the word is destroyed for it, || And whoever is fearing the command is repaid.
Isaiah 3:10Say to the righteous that [it is] good, || Because they eat the fruit of their doings.
Acts 28:4And when the foreigners saw the beast hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “Certainly this man is a murderer, whom, having been saved out of the sea, the justice did not permit 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 →