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the Week of Proper 23 / Ordinary 28
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New Living Translation

Proverbs 13:21

Trouble chases sinners, while blessings reward the righteous.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Wicked (People);   Thompson Chain Reference - Recompense;   Reward-Punishment;   Righteous, the;   Righteous-Wicked;   Saints;   The Topic Concordance - Evil;   Righteousness;   Sin;  

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Anthropomorphism;   Motives;   Wealth;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Pardon;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Proverbs, Book of;  

Encyclopedias:

- The Jewish Encyclopedia - Atonement;   Confession of Sin;   Education;   Repentance;  

Parallel Translations

Update Bible Version
Evil pursues sinners; But the righteous shall be recompensed with good.
New Century Version
Trouble always comes to sinners, but good people enjoy success.
New English Translation
Calamity pursues sinners, but prosperity rewards the righteous.
Webster's Bible Translation
Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repaid.
World English Bible
Misfortune pursues sinners, But prosperity rewards the righteous.
Amplified Bible
Adversity pursues sinners, But the [consistently] upright will be rewarded with prosperity.
English Standard Version
Disaster pursues sinners, but the righteous are rewarded with good.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Yuel pursueth synneris; and goodis schulen be yoldun to iust men.
English Revised Version
Evil pursueth sinners: but the righteous shall be recompensed with good.
Berean Standard Bible
Disaster pursues sinners, but prosperity is the reward of the righteous.
Contemporary English Version
You are in for trouble if you sin, but you will be rewarded if you live right.
American Standard Version
Evil pursueth sinners; But the righteous shall be recompensed with good.
Bible in Basic English
Evil will overtake sinners, but the upright will be rewarded with good.
Complete Jewish Bible
Evil pursues sinners, but prosperity will reward the righteous.
Darby Translation
Evil pursueth sinners; but to the righteous good shall be repaid.
Easy-to-Read Version
Trouble chases sinners wherever they go, but good things happen to good people.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Evil pursueth sinners; but to the righteous good shall be repaid.
King James Version (1611)
Euill pursueth sinners: but to the righteous, good shall be repayd.
New Life Bible
Trouble follows sinners, but good things will be given to those who are right with God.
New Revised Standard
Misfortune pursues sinners, but prosperity rewards the righteous.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Affliction followeth sinners: but vnto the righteous God will recompense good.
George Lamsa Translation
Evil pursues sinners; but to the righteous good shall be repaid.
Good News Translation
Trouble follows sinners everywhere, but righteous people will be rewarded with good things.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Evil pursueth, sinners, but, unto the righteous, shall good be recompensed.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Evil pursueth sinners: and to the just good shall be repaid.
Revised Standard Version
Misfortune pursues sinners, but prosperity rewards the righteous.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Mischiefe foloweth vpon sinners: but the righteous shal haue a good reward.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Evil shall pursue sinners; but good shall overtake the righteous.
Christian Standard Bible®
Disaster pursues sinners,but good rewards the righteous.
Hebrew Names Version
Misfortune pursues sinners, But prosperity rewards the righteous.
King James Version
Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed.
Lexham English Bible
Misfortune will pursue sinners, but the righteous will be rewarded with prosperity.
Literal Translation
Evil pursues sinners, but the righteous shall be rewarded with good.
Young's Literal Translation
Evil pursueth sinners, And good recompenseth the righteous.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Myschefe foloweth vpon synners, but the rightuous shal haue a good rewarde.
THE MESSAGE
Disaster entraps sinners, but God-loyal people get a good life.
New American Standard Bible
Adversity pursues sinners, But the righteous will be rewarded with prosperity.
New King James Version
Evil pursues sinners, But to the righteous, good shall be repaid.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Adversity pursues sinners, But the righteous will be rewarded with prosperity.
Legacy Standard Bible
Evil pursues sinners,But the righteous are repaid with good.

Contextual Overview

21 Trouble chases sinners, while blessings reward the righteous.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

pursueth: Genesis 4:7, Numbers 32:23, Psalms 32:10, Psalms 140:11, Acts 28:4

righteous: Isaiah 3:10, Isaiah 3:11, Romans 2:7-10

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 28:45 - Moreover Joshua 7:18 - was taken 1 Samuel 15:18 - the sinners 1 Kings 18:18 - in that ye have 2 Chronicles 18:34 - he died Ecclesiastes 8:12 - a sinner Jeremiah 42:16 - that the sword

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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. Some understand this of the evil of sin in the conscience, which pursues the sinner, and fills him with terror;

but to the righteous good shall be repaid; or, "he shall recompense the righteous with good" u, or "good to the righteous"; that is, God shall do it; for all the good things they have done, from a right principle, and to a right end; which good works of theirs will pursue and follow them; and for all the ill things they have suffered for righteousness's sake, a reward of grace, though not of debt, will be given them; as they have had their evil things here, they shall have their good things hereafter; as well as are often recompensed in this life, either in themselves or in their posterity, as follows.

u ואת צדיקים ישלם טוב "et justis reddet bonum", Pagninus, Montanus, Mercerus, Gejerus; "justes remunerabit Deus bono", Michaelis; "justis autem bonum rependet", Tigurine version, Piscator, so Cocceius.


 
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