Proverbs 11:31

Sometimes righteous people are rewarded here on the earth, but it is much more certain that very wicked people [DOU] will be rewarded by being punished.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: much more the wicked and the sinner.

In Context

30Those who live righteously will live for a long time, but those who act violently will destroy their own lives (OR, those who are wise will have many people come and live with them).

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Cross References

2 Samuel 7:14I will be like a father to him, and it will be as though he is a son to me [MET]. When he does something that is wrong, I will punish him as fathers punish their sons.

1 Kings 13:24But as he was going, a lion met him and killed him. The prophet’s corpse was lying on the road, and the donkey was standing beside it, and the lion was also standing beside the corpse.

Proverbs 26:10A man who shoots arrows to try to wound everybody who is near is foolish; similarly, anyone who hires a foolish person who passes by is very foolish.

Isaiah 13:11Yahweh says, “I will punish everyone in the world for the evil things that they do; I will punish the wicked people for the sins that they have committed. I will stop arrogant/proud people from being proud, and I will stop ruthless people from acting cruelly.

Ezekiel 44:10Most of the descendants of Levi abandoned me along with most of the Israeli people, and started to worship idols. They must be punished for their sin.

1 Corinthians 11:30Many people in your group are weak and sick, and several have died [EUP] because of the way they acted when they ate that bread and drank that wine.

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 →

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