Proverbs 13:21

In 11 translations

BSB

Disaster pursues sinners, but prosperity is the reward of the righteous.

KJV

Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed.

WEB

Misfortune pursues sinners, but prosperity rewards the righteous.

ASV

Evil pursueth sinners; But the righteous shall be recompensed with good.

LSV

Evil pursues sinners, || And good repays the righteous.

YLT

Evil pursueth sinners, And good recompenseth the righteous.

DBY

Evil pursueth sinners; but to the righteous good shall be repaid.

DRC

Evil pursueth sinners: and to the just good shall be repaid.

GNV

Affliction followeth sinners: but vnto the righteous God will recompense good.

JPS

Evil pursueth sinners; but to the righteous good shall be repaid.

LXXE

Evil shall pursue sinners; but good shall overtake the righteous.

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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

חַ֭טָּאִים תְּרַדֵּ֣ף רָעָ֑ה וְאֶת־צַ֝דִּיקִ֗ים יְשַׁלֶּם־טֽוֹב׃

LXX-Br

Ἁμαρτάνοντας καταδιώξεται κακὰ, τοὺς δὲ δικαίους καταλήψεται ἀγαθά.

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 32:10Many are the sorrows of the wicked, but loving devotion surrounds him who trusts in the LORD.
• Isaiah 3:10–11Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their labor. Woe to the wicked; disaster is upon them! For they will be repaid with what their hands have done.
• Proverbs 13:13He who despises instruction will pay the penalty, but the one who respects a command will be rewarded.
• Romans 2:7–10To those who by perseverance in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality, He will give eternal life. But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow wickedness, there will be wrath and…
• Genesis 4:7If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you refuse to do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires you, but you must master it.”
• Psalms 140:11May no slanderer be established in the land; may calamity hunt down the man of violence.
• Numbers 32:23But if you do not do this, you will certainly sin against the LORD—and be assured that your sin will find you out.
• Acts 28:4When the islanders saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “Surely this man is a murderer. Although he was saved from the sea, Justice has not allowed him to live.”

From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).