American Standard Version
Proverbs 11:31
31Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth;How much more the wicked and the sinner!
Proverbs 11:31 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: much more the wicked and the sinner.
- New International Version (NIV)If the righteous receive their due on earth, how much more the ungodly and the sinner!
- English Standard Version (ESV)If the righteous is repaid on earth, how much more the wicked and the sinner!
- New King James Version (NKJV)If the righteous will be recompensed on the earth, How much more the ungodly and the sinner.
Context of Proverbs 11:31
29He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind; And the foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart. 30The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; And he that is wise winneth souls. Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth; How much more the wicked and the sinner!
Read all of Proverbs 11Proverbs 11:31 word by word
הֵ֣ן צַ֭דִּיק בָּאָ֣רֶץ יְשֻׁלָּ֑ם אַ֝֗ף כִּֽי־רָשָׁ֥ע וְחוֹטֵֽא׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 11:31
- 2 Samuel 7:14I will be his father, and he shall be my son: if he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men;
- 2 Samuel 12:9Wherefore hast thou despised the word of Jehovah, to do that which is evil in his sight? thou hast smitten Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon.
- 1 Kings 13:24And when he was gone, a lion met him by the way, and slew him: and his body was cast in the way, and the ass stood by it; the lion also stood by the body.
- Jeremiah 25:29For, lo, I begin to work evil at the city which is called by my name; and should ye be utterly unpunished? Ye shall not be unpunished; for I will call for a sword upon all the inhabitants of the earth, saith Jehovah of hosts.
- 1 Corinthians 11:30For this cause many among you are weak and sickly, and not a few sleep.
- 1 Peter 4:17For the time is come for judgment to begin at the house of God: and if it begin first at us, what shall be the end of them that obey not the gospel of God?
Commentaries on Proverbs 11:31
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 31Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth, etc. - The Septuagint, Syrian, and Arabic read this verse as follows: "And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?" And this St, Peter quotes literatim, 1 Peter 4:18; (note), where see the note.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 31The sense would appear to be, “The righteous is requited, i. e., is punished for his lesser sins, or as a discipline; much more the wicked, etc.” Compare 1 Peter 4:18.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 31Verse 31 Even the righteous, when they offend on earth, shall meet with sharp corrections; much more will the wicked meet the due reward of their sins. Let us then seek those blessings which our Surety purchased by his sufferings and death; let us seek to copy his example, and to keep his commandments.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 31The suggested answer is that evil people will face punishment on earth.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 24-3124-31. The scope of the whole is a comment on Pr 11:23. Thus liberality, by God's blessing, secures increase, while penuriousness, instead of expected gain, procures poverty.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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