Proverbs 13:21
Disaster runs after sinners, 1 but righteous people are rewarded with good. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repaid.
In Context
20Walk with wise people and you will be wise, 1 but the companion of fools will suffer harm. 1
Cross References
Genesis 4:7If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin crouches at the door and desires to control you, but you must rule over it.”
Psalms 32:10The wicked have many sorrows, 1 but Yahweh's covenant faithfulness will surround the one who trusts in him. 1
Proverbs 13:13Whoever despises instruction brings destruction on himself, 1 but he who respects the commandment will be rewarded. 1
Isaiah 3:10Tell the righteous person that it will be well, for they will eat the fruit of their deeds. 1
Acts 28:4When the native people saw the animal hanging from his hand, they said one to another, “This man certainly is a murderer who escaped from the sea, yet justice does not permit him to live.”
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 →