Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
Evil pursues sinners, but to the righteous good shall be repaid.
New American Standard Bible
But the
King James Version
Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed.
Holman Bible
but good rewards the righteous.
International Standard Version
Disaster pursues the sinful, but good will reward the righteous.
A Conservative Version
Evil pursues sinners, but the righteous shall be recompensed with good.
American Standard Version
Evil pursueth sinners; But the righteous shall be recompensed with good.
Amplified
Adversity pursues sinners,
But the [consistently] upright will be rewarded with prosperity.
Bible in Basic English
Evil will overtake sinners, but the upright will be rewarded with good.
Darby Translation
Evil pursueth sinners; but to the righteous good shall be repaid.
Julia Smith Translation
Evil shall pursue the sinning: and good shall requite the just
King James 2000
Evil pursues sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repaid.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Misfortune will pursue sinners, but the righteous {will be rewarded with prosperity}.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Mischief followeth upon sinners; but the righteous shall have a good reward,
NET Bible
Calamity pursues sinners, but prosperity rewards the righteous.
New Heart English Bible
Misfortune pursues sinners, but prosperity rewards the righteous.
The Emphasized Bible
Evil pursueth, sinners, but, unto the righteous, shall good be recompensed.
Webster
Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repaid.
World English Bible
Misfortune pursues sinners, but prosperity rewards the righteous.
Youngs Literal Translation
Evil pursueth sinners, And good recompenseth the righteous.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 13:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Wise Son Lives Righteously
20 He who walks with the wise shall be wise, but a companion with fools shall be destroyed. 21 Evil pursues sinners, but to the righteous good shall be repaid. 22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his sons' sons, and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.
Phrases
Cross References
Psalm 32:10
The wicked has many sorrows, but mercy embraces him who trusts in Jehovah.
Genesis 4:7
If you do well, shall you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin crouches at the door; and its desire is for you, and you shall rule over it.
Numbers 32:23
But if you will not do so, behold, you have sinned against Jehovah. And be sure your sin will find you out.
Psalm 140:11
Do not let an evil speaker be established in the earth; evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
Proverbs 13:13
Whoever despises the Word shall be destroyed, but he who fears the commandment shall be rewarded.
Isaiah 3:10-11
Say to the righteous that it is well; for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.
Acts 28:4
And when the foreigners saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, being saved from the sea, Justice has not allowed to live.
Romans 2:7-10
indeed to those who with patience in good work are seeking for glory, and honor, and incorruptibility, everlasting life.