Proverbs 11:31
If the tzaddik are recompensed on ha'aretz (the earth), 1 much more the rashah and the choteh (sinner).
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: much more the wicked and the sinner.
In Context
30The p'ri tzedek is Etz Chayyim, 1 and he that winneth nefashot is chacham (wise). 1
Cross References
2 Samuel 7:14I will be his Av, and he shall be My Ben. + 7:14 HaElohim If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the shevet anashim, and with the floggings of bnei adam;
1 Kings 13:24And when he was gone, an aryeh met him by the derech, and killed him; and his nevelah was cast down in the derech, and the chamor stood beside her, + 13:24 the lion and the aryeh also stood beside the nevelah.
Proverbs 26:10Like an archer wounding all, 1 so is he that hireth the kesil (fool), or hireth the passerby. 1
Isaiah 13:11And I will punish the tevel (world) for ra'ah, 1 and the resha'im for their avon (iniquity); 1 and I will cause the ga'on (arrogance) of the proud to cease, 1 and will lay low the ga'avah (pride) of the tyrant. 1
Ezekiel 44:10And the Levi'im that went far away from Me, when Yisroel went astray, which went astray away from Me after their gillulim (idols); they shall even bear their avon.
1 Corinthians 11:30Because of this, many among you are weak and there are cholim (sick) and a number are sleeping the sleep of the mesim.
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 →