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


In Context

18 The wicked is getting a lying wage, And whoso is sowing righteousness — a true reward.

19 Rightly is righteousness for life, And whoso is pursuing evil — for his own death.

20 An abomination to Jehovah are the perverse of heart, And the perfect of the way are His delight.

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

22 A ring of gold in the nose of a sow — A fair woman and stubborn of behaviour.

23 The desire of the righteous is only good, The hope of the wicked is transgression.

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 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.