King James Version
Proverbs 11:21
21Though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.
Proverbs 11:21 in other versions
- New International Version (NIV)Be sure of this: The wicked will not go unpunished, but those who are righteous will go free.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Be assured, an evil person will not go unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will be delivered.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Though they join forces, the wicked will not go unpunished; But the posterity of the righteous will be delivered.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Evil people will surely be punished, but the children of the godly will go free.
Context of Proverbs 11:21
19As righteousness tendeth to life: so he that pursueth evil pursueth it to his own death. 20They that are of a froward heart are abomination to the Lord: but such as are upright in their way are his delight. Though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered. 22As a jewel of gold in a swine’s snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion. 23The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
Read all of Proverbs 11Proverbs 11:21 word by word
יָ֣ד לְ֭יָד לֹא־יִנָּ֣קֶה רָּ֑ע וְזֶ֖רַע צַדִּיקִ֣ים נִמְלָֽט׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 11:21
- Proverbs 16:5Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the Lord: though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished.
- Exodus 23:2Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment:
- Proverbs 13:22A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.
- Genesis 17:7And 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.
- Psalms 37:26He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed.
- Psalms 112:1Praise ye the Lord. Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord, that delighteth greatly in his commandments.
- Isaiah 27:4Fury 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.
- Jeremiah 32:39And 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:
- Acts 2:39For 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.
Commentaries on Proverbs 11:21
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21Though hand join in hand - Let them confederate as they please, to support each other, justice will take care that they escape not punishment. The Hindoos sometimes ratify an engagement by one person laying his right hand on the hand of another - Ward.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21literally, “hand to hand.” The meaning of which is, “Hand may plight faith to hand, men may confederate for evil, yet punishment shall come at last;” or “From hand to hand, from one generation to another, punishment shall descend on the evil doers.”Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21Verse 21 Joining together in sin shall not protect the sinners.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21Good behavior positively impacts the next generation.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. The combined power of the wicked cannot free them from just punishment, while the unaided children of the righteous find deliverance by reason of their pious relationship (Psa 37:25, 26).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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