Proverbs 11:21

He that unjustly strikes hands shall not be unpunished: but he that sows righteousness he shall receive a faithful reward.

LXX2012 (US English)

In The King James Version

Though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.

In Context

20Perverse ways are an abomination to the Lord: but all they that are blameless in their ways are acceptable to him.

22As an ornament in a swine's snout, so is beauty to an ill-minded woman.

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Cross References

Exodus 23:2You shall not associate with the multitude for evil; you shall not join yourself with a multitude to turn aside with the majority so as to shut out judgment.

Job 36:17there is a deep gulf and a rushing stream beneath it, and your table came down full of fatness. Judgment shall not fail from the righteous;

Psalms 112:1Praise the Lord, you⌃ servants of his, praise, the name of the Lord. 1

Proverbs 12:21No injustice will please a just man; but the ungodly will be filled with mischief.

Proverbs 16:5Every one that is proud in heart is unclean before God, and he that unjustly strikes hands with hand shall not be held guiltless. The beginning of a good way is to do justly; and it is more acceptable with God than to offer sacrifices. He that seeks the Lord shall find knowledge with righteousness: and they that rightly seek him shall find peace. All of the works of the Lord are done with righteousness; and the ungodly man is kept for the evil day.

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