21Though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.


In Context

18 The wicked works a deceitful work: but to him that sows righteousness shall be a sure reward.

19 As righteousness tends to life: so he that pursues evil pursues it to his own death.

20 They that are of a fraudulent heart are abomination to the LORD: but such as are upright in their way are his delight.

21 Though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.

22 As a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion.

23 The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

Proverbs 11:21 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

11:21[Though] hand [join] in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

11:21Be sure of this: The wicked will not go unpunished, but those who are righteous will go free.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

11:21Hand in hand the evil man shall not be innocent: but the seed of the just shall be saved.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

11:21Though hand join in hand, the evil man shall not be unpunished; But the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:21Hand for hand! an evil man shall not be held innocent; but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

11:21Though hand join in hand, the evil man shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:21Though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:21Most certainly, the evil man will not be unpunished, but the seed of the righteous will be delivered.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

11:21Hand to hand, the wicked is not acquitted, And the seed of the righteous hath escaped.