Proverbs 11:31
Behold! The righteous person receives what he deserves; 1 how much more the wicked and the sinner!
Unlocked Literal 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 righteous person will be like a tree of life, 1 but violence takes away lives. 1
Cross References
2 Samuel 7:14I will be a father to him, and he will be my son. When he sins, I will discipline him with the rod of men and with the whipping of the sons of men.
1 Kings 13:24When the man of God was gone, a lion met him on the road and killed him, and his body was left on the road. Then the donkey stood by it, and the lion also stood by the body.
Proverbs 26:10Like an archer who wounds all those around him 1 is one who hires a fool or hires anyone who passes by. 1
Isaiah 13:11I will punish the world for its evil and the wicked for their iniquity. 1 I will put an end to the arrogance of the proud and will bring down the arrogance of the ruthless. 1
Ezekiel 44:10Yet the Levites went far from me—they wandered away from me, going after their idols—but they will pay for their sin.
1 Corinthians 11:30That is why many among you are weak and ill, and some of you have fallen asleep.
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 →