Parallel Verses

Modern King James verseion

Evil pursues sinners, but to the righteous good shall be repaid.

New American Standard Bible

Adversity pursues sinners,
But the righteous will be rewarded with prosperity.

King James Version

Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed.

Holman Bible

Disaster pursues sinners,
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.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
חטּא 
Chatta' 
Usage: 19

but to the righteous
צדּיק 
Tsaddiyq 
Usage: 206

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.

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.

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