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Dishonest Scales

Proverbs 11:21

In 11 translations

BSB
Be assured that the wicked will not go unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will escape.
KJV
Though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.
WEB
Most certainly, the evil man will not be unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will be delivered.or, seed
ASV
Though hand join in hand, the evil man shall not be unpunished; But the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.
LSV
Hand to hand, the wicked is not acquitted, || And the seed of the righteous has escaped.
YLT
Hand to hand, the wicked is not acquitted, And the seed of the righteous hath escaped.
DBY
Hand for hand! an evil [man] shall not be held innocent; but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.
DRC
Hand in hand the evil man shall not be innocent: but the seed of the just shall be saved.
GNV
Though hande ioyne in hande, the wicked shall not be vnpunished: but the seede of the righteous shall escape.
JPS
My hand upon it! the evil man shall not be unpunished; but the seed of the righteous shall escape.
LXXE
He that unjustly strikes hands shall not be unpunished: but he that sows righteousness shall receive a faithful reward.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC
יָ֣ד לְ֭יָד לֹא־יִנָּ֣קֶה רָּ֑ע וְזֶ֖רַע צַדִּיקִ֣ים נִמְלָֽט׃
LXX-Br
Χειρὶ χεῖρας ἐμβαλὼν ἀδίκως οὐκ ἀτιμώρητος ἔσται, ὁ δὲ σπείρων δικαιοσύνην λήψεται μισθὸν πιστόν.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

  • Psalms 112:1–2Hallelujah! Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who greatly delights in His commandments. His descendants will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed.
  • 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.”
  • 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.
  • Psalms 37:26They are ever generous and quick to lend, and their children are a blessing.
  • Proverbs 16:5Everyone who is proud in heart is detestable to the LORD; be assured that he will not go unpunished.
  • Proverbs 13:22A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is passed to the righteous.
  • Genesis 17:7–8I 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. And to you and your descendants I will give the land…
  • 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.
  • 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.

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