Proverbs 13:21
in Proverbs 13Disaster pursues sinners, but prosperity is the reward of the righteous.
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ASV
Evil pursueth sinners; But the righteous shall be recompensed with good.
KJV
Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed.
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This verse in Proverbs 13
Commentary
2 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
He that walketh with wise men shall be wise
on Proverbs 13:20-22
He that walketh with wise men shall be wise, but a companion of fools shall be destroyed simply by the company he keeps, a proverb the bench applies as plainly to friendship as to any direct choice. Evil pursues sinners the way a hunter pursues game, while good is repaid to the righteous on the same terms, and the cluster closes on generations: a good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children, while the wealth the sinner spent his life gathering is laid up for the just man who outlasts him.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Evil pursueth sinners,.... They pursue the evil of sin, and the evil of punishment pursues them, and at last overtakes them; their damnation, though it may seem to slumber and linger, it does not; it is upon the full speed after them, and will quickly seize upon them.
The words behind it
7 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| חַ֭טָּאִים | chataim | sinners | H2400 → | 19 times |
| תְּרַדֵּ֣ף | teradef | it pursues | H7291 → | 143 times |
| רָעָ֑ה | raah | calamity | H7451 → | 662 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| צַ֝דִּיקִ֗ים | tzadikim | righteous [people] | H6662 → | 206 times |
| יְשַׁלֶּם־ | yeshalem- | it rewards | H7999 → | 116 times |
| טֽוֹב׃ | tov | good | H2896 → | 538 times |
חַ֭טָּאִיםsinners
chataimH2400 →19 times
תְּרַדֵּ֣ףit pursues
teradefH7291 →143 times
רָעָ֑הcalamity
raahH7451 →662 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
צַ֝דִּיקִ֗יםrighteous [people]
tzadikimH6662 →206 times
יְשַׁלֶּם־it rewards
yeshalem-H7999 →116 times
טֽוֹב׃good
tovH2896 →538 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Genesis 4:7If 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.”
it leads to
- James 1:15
Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.
- Romans 2:6–10
God “will repay each one according to his deeds.”
- Isaiah 3:10–11
Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their labor.
- Romans 6:16
Do you not know that when you offer yourselves as obedient slaves, you are slaves to the one you obey, whether you are slaves to sin leading to death, or to obedience leading to…
- Hebrews 11:4
By faith Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain did. By faith he was commended as righteous when God gave approval to his gifts. And by faith he still speaks, even though he…
- James 1:15
Through
Proverbs 13:13He who despises instruction will pay the penalty, but the one who respects a command will be rewarded.
it leads to
- Numbers 15:31
He shall certainly be cut off, because he has despised the word of the LORD and broken His commandment; his guilt remains on him.”
- 2 Chronicles 36:16
But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy.
- Numbers 15:31
Through
Psalms 32:10Many are the sorrows of the wicked, but loving devotion surrounds him who trusts in the LORD.
it leads to
- Proverbs 16:20
Whoever heeds instruction will find success, and blessed is he who trusts in the LORD.
- Proverbs 16:20
About Proverbs
This page draws on Charles Bridges, An Exposition of the Book of Proverbs; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763).