Proverbs 11:21
Though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.
Proverbs 11:21 in other translations
| BSB | Be assured that the wicked will not go unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will escape. |
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| WEB | Most certainly, the evil man will not be unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will be delivered. |
| ASV | Though hand join in hand, the evil man shall not be unpunished; But the seed of the righteous shall be delivered. |
| YLT | Hand to hand, the wicked is not acquitted, And the seed of the righteous hath escaped. |
| DARBY | Hand for hand! an evil man shall not be held innocent; but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered. |
| BBE | Certainly the evil-doer will not go free from punishment, but the seed of the upright man will be safe. |
| Webster | Though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered. |
What does Proverbs 11:21 mean?
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Proverbs 11:21 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Proverbs 11:21
- Psalms 112:1-2
Praise ye the Lord. Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord, that delighteth greatly in his commandments. His seed shall be mighty upon earth: the generation of the upright shall be blessed.
- Acts 2:39
For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.
- Jeremiah 32:39
And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them:
- Psalms 37:26
He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed.
- Proverbs 16:5
Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the Lord: though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished.
- Proverbs 13:22
A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.
- Genesis 17:7-8
And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee. And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.
- Exodus 23:2
Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment:
- Isaiah 27:4
Fury is not in me: who would set the briers and thorns against me in battle? I would go through them, I would burn them together.
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Context
- Proverbs 11:20
They that are of a froward heart are abomination to the Lord: but such as are upright in their way are his delight.
- Proverbs 11:21
Though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.
- Proverbs 11:22
As a jewel of gold in a swine’s snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion.
Proverbs 11:21 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Aunque llegue la mano á la mano, el malo no quedará sin castigo: mas la simiente de los justos escapará. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Certainement l’inique ne sera point tenu pour innocent; mais la semence des justes sera délivrée. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Die Hand darauf! der Böse wird nicht für schuldlos gehalten werden; aber der Same der Gerechten wird entrinnen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Manus in manu non erit innocens malus; semen autem justorum salvabitur. |