Proverbs 13:21
19 Desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but turning from evil is detestable to fools.
20 He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.
Disaster pursues sinners, but prosperity is the reward of the righteous.
22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is passed to the righteous.
23 Abundant food is in the fallow ground of the poor, but without justice it is swept away.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Disaster pursues sinners, but prosperity is the reward of the righteous.
- KJV
- Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed.
- WEB
- Misfortune pursues sinners, but prosperity rewards the righteous.
- ASV
- Evil pursueth sinners; But the righteous shall be recompensed with good.
- DARBY
- Evil pursueth sinners; but to the righteous good shall be repaid.
- BLB
- Evil pursues the sinful ones, and goodness will reward the righteous ones.
- ÅB
- Ulykke forfølger syndere, men rettferdige lønnes med godt.
- OTB
- Ulykke forfølger syndere, men de rettferdige blir belønnet med velstand.
- B1930
- Ulykke forfølger syndere, men rettferdige lønnes med godt.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 32:10
Many are the sorrows of the wicked, but loving devotion surrounds him who trusts in the LORD.
Read in contextIsaiah 3:10–11
Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their labor.
Read in contextProverbs 13:13
He who despises instruction will pay the penalty, but the one who respects a command will be rewarded.
Read in contextRomans 2:7–10
To those who by perseverance in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality, He will give eternal life.
Read in contextGenesis 4:7
If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you refuse to do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires you, but you must master it.”
Read in contextPsalms 140:11
May no slanderer be established in the land; may calamity hunt down the man of violence.
Read in contextNumbers 32:23
But if you do not do this, you will certainly sin against the LORD—and be assured that your sin will find you out.
Read in contextActs 28:4
When the islanders saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “Surely this man is a murderer. Although he was saved from the sea, Justice has not allowed him to live.”
Read in context