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


In Context

18 The wicked worketh a deceitful work; but he that soweth righteousness hath a sure reward.

19 As righteousness tendeth to life, so he that pursueth evil doeth it to his own death.

20 The perverse in heart are abomination to Jehovah; but they that are perfect in their way are his delight.

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

22 A fair woman who is without discretion, is as a gold ring in a swine's snout.

23 The desire of the righteous is only good; 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 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.

The American King James Version 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.