Proverbs 13:21

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“Disaster pursues sinners, but prosperity is the reward of the righteous.”

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BSBPD

“Disaster pursues sinners, but prosperity is the reward of the righteous.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Evil pursueth sinners; But the righteous shall be recompensed with good.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Evil pursueth sinners, And good recompenseth the righteous.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Proverbs 13:21 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 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.”
  2. Numbers 32:23But if you do not do this, you will certainly sin against the LORD—and be assured that your sin will find you out.
  3. Psalms 32:10Many are the sorrows of the wicked, but loving devotion surrounds him who trusts in the LORD.
  4. Psalms 140:11May no slanderer be established in the land; may calamity hunt down the man of violence.
  5. Proverbs 13:13He who despises instruction will pay the penalty, but the one who respects a command will be rewarded.
  6. Proverbs 24:16For though a righteous man may fall seven times, he still gets up; but the wicked stumble in bad times.
  7. Isaiah 3:10Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their labor.
  8. Ezekiel 7:5This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Disaster! An unprecedented disaster— behold, it is coming!
  9. Acts 28:4When 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.”
  10. Romans 2:7To those who by perseverance in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality, He will give eternal life.

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