Proverbs 11:31
הֵן צַדִּיק בָּאָרֶץ יְשֻׁלָּם אַף כִּֽי ־ רָשָׁע וְחוֹטֵֽא ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: much more the wicked and the sinner.
In Context
30פְּֽרִי ־ צַדִּיק עֵץ חַיִּים וְלֹקֵחַ נְפָשׂוֹת חָכָֽם ׃
Cross References
2 Samuel 7:14אֲנִי אֶהְיֶה ־ לּוֹ לְאָב וְהוּא יִהְיֶה ־ לִּי לְבֵן אֲשֶׁר בְּהַעֲוֺתוֹ וְהֹֽכַחְתִּיו בְּשֵׁבֶט אֲנָשִׁים וּבְנִגְעֵי בְּנֵי אָדָֽם ׃
1 Kings 13:24וַיֵּלֶךְ וַיִּמְצָאֵהוּ אַרְיֵה בַּדֶּרֶךְ וַיְמִיתֵהוּ וַתְּהִי נִבְלָתוֹ מֻשְׁלֶכֶת בַּדֶּרֶךְ וְהַחֲמוֹר עֹמֵד אֶצְלָהּ וְהָאַרְיֵה עֹמֵד אֵצֶל הַנְּבֵלָֽה ׃
Proverbs 26:10רַב מְחֽוֹלֵֽל ־ כֹּל וְשֹׂכֵר כְּסִיל וְשֹׂכֵר עֹבְרִֽים ׃
Isaiah 13:11וּפָקַדְתִּי עַל ־ תֵּבֵל רָעָה וְעַל ־ רְשָׁעִים עֲוֺנָם וְהִשְׁבַּתִּי גְּאוֹן זֵדִים וְגַאֲוַת עָרִיצִים אַשְׁפִּֽיל ׃
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 →