New American Standard Bible 1995
Proverbs 11:31
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 who troubles his own house will inherit wind, And the foolish will be servant to the wisehearted. 30The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, And he who is wise wins souls. If the righteous will be rewarded 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 a father to him and he will be a son to Me; when he commits iniquity, I will correct him with the rod of men and the strokes of the sons of men,
- 2 Samuel 12:9Why have you despised the word of the Lord by doing evil in His sight? You have struck down Uriah the Hittite with the sword, have taken his wife to be your wife, and have killed him with the sword of the sons of Ammon.
- 1 Kings 13:24Now when he had gone, a lion met him on the way and killed him, and his body was thrown on the road, with the donkey standing beside it; the lion also was standing beside the body.
- Jeremiah 25:29For behold, I am beginning to work calamity in this city which is called by My name, and shall you be completely free from punishment? You will not be free from punishment; for I am summoning a sword against all the inhabitants of the earth,” declares the Lord of hosts.’
- 1 Corinthians 11:30For this reason many among you are weak and sick, and a number sleep.
- 1 Peter 4:17For it is time for judgment to begin with the household of God; and if it begins with us first, what will be the outcome for those who do not obey 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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Notes
- 1. Proverbs 11:31 2 Sam 22:21, 25; Prov 13:21; 1 Pet 4:18 ↩
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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