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


In Context

18 The wicked man earns deceptive wages, but he who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.

19 The truly righteous man attains life, but he who pursues evil goes to his death.

20 The Lord detests men of perverse heart but he delights in those whose ways are blameless.

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

22 Like a gold ring in a pig's snout is a beautiful woman who shows no discretion.

23 The desire of the righteous ends only in good, but the hope of the wicked only in 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 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.

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.