Proverbs 13:21
Evil pursueth sinners, And good recompenseth the righteous.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repaid.
In Context
20Whoso is walking with wise men is wise, And a companion of fools suffereth evil.
22A good man causeth sons' sons to inherit, And laid up for the righteous [is] the sinner's wealth.
Cross References
Genesis 4:7Is there not, if thou dost well, acceptance? and if thou dost not well, at the opening a sin-offering is crouching, and unto thee its desire, and thou rulest over it.'
Psalms 32:10Many [are] the pains of the wicked; As to him who is trusting in Jehovah, Kindness doth compass him.
Proverbs 13:13Whoso is despising the Word is destroyed for it, And whoso is fearing the Command is repayed.
Isaiah 3:10Say ye to the righteous, that [it is] good, Because the fruit of their doings they eat.
Acts 28:4And when the foreigners saw the beast hanging from his hand, they said unto one another, 'Certainly this man is a murderer, whom, having been saved out of the sea, the justice did not suffer 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 →