Proverbs 13:21
Misfortune pursues sinners,but prosperity rewards the righteous.
New Heart English Bible
In The King James Version
Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repaid.
In Context
20One who walks with wise men grows wise,but a companion of fools suffers harm.
Cross References
Genesis 4:7If you do well, will it not be lifted up? If you do not do well, sin crouches at the door. Its desire is for you, but you are to rule over it."
Psalms 32:10Many sorrows come to the wicked,but loving kindness shall surround him who trusts in the Lord.
Proverbs 13:13Whoever despises instruction will pay for it,but he who respects a command will be rewarded.
Isaiah 3:10Tell the righteous "Good!"For they shall eat the fruit of their deeds.
Acts 28:4When the natives saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said one to another, "No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he has escaped from the sea, yet Justice has not allowed 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 →