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


In Context

18 Wicked people earn deceitful wages, but one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.

19 He who is truly righteous gets life. He who pursues evil gets death.

20 Those who are perverse in heart are an abomination to Yahweh, but those whose ways are blameless are his delight.

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

22 Like a gold ring in a pig's snout, is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.

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 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 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.