Proverbs 13:21
Sinners have trouble [PRS] wherever they go, but things will go well for righteous people.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repaid.
In Context
Cross References
Genesis 4:7If you had done what was right (OR, if you do what is right) [RHQ], I would accept your offering. But if you do not do what is right, your desire to sin is ready to attack you like a wild animal that [PRS] crouches outside the doorway, ready to spring on its victim [MET]. Your desire to sin wants to control you, but you must ◄control/not obey► it.”
Psalms 32:10Wicked people will have many troubles that will make them sad, but those who trust in Yahweh will experience him faithfully loving them all the time.
Proverbs 13:13Those who despise the good advice that others give them are bringing ruin on themselves; those who pay attention to that advice will ◄be secure/succeed►.
Isaiah 3:10Yahweh told me to tell the righteous people that good things will happen to them; they will enjoy the blessings that they will receive for their good deeds.
Acts 28:4The islanders knew that the snake was poisonous, so when they saw it hanging from Paul’s hand, they said to each other, “Probably this man has murdered someone. Although he has escaped from being drowned, the god ◄ who pays people back/who punishes people► for their [MTY] sins will cause him to die.”
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 →