Proverbs 11:21
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Be assured that the wicked will not go unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will escape.”
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“Be assured that the wicked will not go unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will escape.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Thoughhandjoinin hand, the evil man shall not be unpunished; But the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Hand to hand, the wicked is not acquitted, And the seed of the righteous hath escaped.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Proverbs 11:21 — 13 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 17:7I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you.
- Exodus 23:2You shall not follow the crowd in wrongdoing. When you testify in a lawsuit, do not pervert justice by siding with the crowd.
- Exodus 23:7Stay far away from a false accusation. Do not kill the innocent or the just, for I will not acquit the guilty.
- Job 36:17But now you are laden with the judgment due the wicked; judgment and justice have seized you.
- Psalms 37:26They are ever generous and quick to lend, and their children are a blessing.
- Psalms 112:1Hallelujah! Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who greatly delights in His commandments.
- Psalms 112:2His descendants will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed.
- Proverbs 12:21No harm befalls the righteous, but the wicked are filled with trouble.
- Proverbs 13:22A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is passed to the righteous.
- Proverbs 16:5Everyone who is proud in heart is detestable to the LORD; be assured that he will not go unpunished.
- Isaiah 27:4I am not angry. If only thorns and briers confronted Me, I would march and trample them, I would burn them to the ground.
- Jeremiah 32:39I will give them one heart and one way, so that they will always fear Me for their own good and for the good of their children after them.
- Acts 2:39This promise belongs to you and your children and to all who are far off—to all whom the Lord our God will call to Himself.”
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