Proverbs 13:21 · KJV
“Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed.”
— Proverbs 13:21
He that walketh with wise {men} shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed. {destroyed: Heb. broken}
A good {man} leaveth an inheritance to his children's children: and the wealth of the sinner {is} laid up for the just.
Proverbs 13 — Context
The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but {it is} abomination to fools to depart from evil.
20He that walketh with wise {men} shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed. {destroyed: Heb. broken}
21Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed.
22A good {man} leaveth an inheritance to his children's children: and the wealth of the sinner {is} laid up for the just.
23Much food {is in} the tillage of the poor: but there is {that is} destroyed for want of judgment.
Cross References
Psalms 32:10
Many sorrows {shall be} to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the LORD, mercy shall compass him about.
Isaiah 3:10-11
Say ye to the righteous, that {it shall be} well {with him}: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.
Proverbs 13:13
Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded. {shall be rewarded: or, shall be in peace}
Romans 2:7-10
To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:
Genesis 4:7
If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee {shall be} his desire, and thou shalt rule over him. {be accepted: or, have the excellency} {unto...: or, subject unto thee}
Psalms 140:11
Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow {him}. {an...: or, an evil speaker (Heb. a man of tongue), a wicked man of violence, be established in the earth: let him be hunted to his overthrow}
Numbers 32:23
But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the LORD: and be sure your sin will find you out.
Acts 28:4
And when the barbarians saw the {venomous} beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live.