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Proverbs 11:21
Proverbs 11:21 is verse 21 of Proverbs chapter 11, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
Be assured that the wicked will not go unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will escape.
King James Version
Though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.
World English Bible
Most certainly, the evil man will not be unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will be delivered.
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Proverbs 11:19–23 · Berean Standard Bible
19 Genuine righteousness leads to life, but the pursuit of evil brings death.
20 The perverse in heart are an abomination to the LORD, but the blameless in their walk are His delight.
21 Be assured that the wicked will not go unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will escape.
22 Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.
23 The desire of the righteous leads only to good, but the hope of the wicked brings wrath.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Proverbs 16:5Everyone who is proud in heart is detestable to the LORD; be assured that he will not go unpunished.
Exodus 23:2You shall not follow the crowd in wrongdoing. When you testify in a lawsuit, do not pervert justice by siding with the crowd.
Proverbs 13:22A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is passed to the righteous.
Genesis 17:7I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you.
Genesis 17:8And to you and your descendants I will give the land where you are residing—all the land of Canaan—as an eternal possession; and I will be their God.”
Psalms 37:26They are ever generous and quick to lend, and their children are a blessing.
Psalms 112:1Hallelujah! Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who greatly delights in His commandments.
Psalms 112:2His descendants will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed.
Isaiah 27:4I am not angry. If only thorns and briers confronted Me, I would march and trample them, I would burn them to the ground.
Jeremiah 32:39I will give them one heart and one way, so that they will always fear Me for their own good and for the good of their children after them.
Acts 2:39This promise belongs to you and your children and to all who are far off—to all whom the Lord our God will call to Himself.”