Proverbs 13:21

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Evil pursueth sinners; But the righteous shall be recompensed with good.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

חַ֭טָּאִים תְּרַדֵּ֣ף רָעָ֑ה וְאֶת־צַ֝דִּיקִ֗ים יְשַׁלֶּם־טֽוֹב׃

Transliteration

ḥaṭṭāʾîm təradēp rāʿâ wə-ʾet-ṣaddîqîm yəšallem-ṭôb

Grammar Details

*ḥaṭṭāʾîm*: noun, masculine plural - sinners
*təradēp*: verb, piel imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - pursues
*rāʿâ*: noun, feminine singular - evil/disaster
*wə-*: conjunction - but
*ʾet*: direct object marker
*ṣaddîqîm*: adjective, masculine plural - righteous ones
*yəšallem*: verb, piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - repays/rewards
*ṭôb*: noun/adjective, masculine singular - good/goodness

Word Meanings

*ḥaṭṭāʾîm*: sinners/transgressors
*təradēp*: pursues/chases/hunts
*rāʿâ*: evil/disaster/calamity
*ṣaddîqîm*: righteous ones/just persons
*yəšallem*: repays/rewards/completes
*ṭôb*: good/goodness/prosperity

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Ps 32:10 : 10 Many sorrows shall be to the wicked; But he that trusteth in Jehovah, lovingkindness shall compass him about.
Gen 4:7 : 7 If thou doest well, shall it not be lifted up? and if thou doest not well, sin coucheth at the door; and unto thee shall be its desire; but do thou rule over it.
Prov 13:13 : 13 Whoso despiseth the word bringeth destruction on himself; But he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.
Isa 3:10-11 : 10 Say ye of the righteous, that [it shall be] well [with him]; for they shall eat the fruit of their doings. 11 Woe unto the wicked! [it shall be] ill [with him]; for what his hands have done shall be done unto him.
Rom 2:7-9 : 7 to them that by patience in {G18} well-doing seek for glory and honor and incorruption, eternal life: 8 but unto them that are factious, and obey not the truth, but obey unrighteousness, [shall be] wrath and indignation, 9 tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that worketh evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Greek; 10 but glory and honor and peace to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Greek:
Acts 28:4 : 4 And when the barbarians saw the [venomous] creature hanging from his hand, they said one to another, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped from the sea, yet Justice hath not suffered to live.
Num 32:23 : 23 But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against Jehovah; and be sure your sin will find you out.
Ps 140:11 : 11 An evil speaker shall not be established in the earth: Evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.

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