Proverbs 13:21
חַטָּאִים תְּרַדֵּף רָעָה וְאֶת ־ צַדִּיקִים יְשַׁלֶּם ־ טֽוֹב ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repaid.
In Context
20הלוך אֶת ־ חֲכָמִים וחכם וְרֹעֶה כְסִילִים יֵרֽוֹעַ ׃
22טוֹב יַנְחִיל בְּנֵֽי ־ בָנִים וְצָפוּן לַצַּדִּיק חֵיל חוֹטֵֽא ׃
Cross References
Genesis 4:7הֲלוֹא אִם ־ תֵּיטִיב שְׂאֵת וְאִם לֹא תֵיטִיב לַפֶּתַח חַטָּאת רֹבֵץ וְאֵלֶיךָ תְּשׁוּקָתוֹ וְאַתָּה תִּמְשָׁל ־ בּֽוֹ ׃
Psalms 32:10רַבִּים מַכְאוֹבִים לָרָשָׁע וְהַבּוֹטֵחַ בַּיהוָה חֶסֶד יְסוֹבְבֶֽנּוּ ׃
Proverbs 13:13בָּז לְדָבָר יֵחָבֶל לוֹ וִירֵא מִצְוָה הוּא יְשֻׁלָּֽם ׃
Isaiah 3:10אִמְרוּ צַדִּיק כִּי ־ טוֹב כִּֽי ־ פְרִי מַעַלְלֵיהֶם יֹאכֵֽלוּ ׃
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 →