Proverbs 13:21

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed.

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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King James 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 the LORD, mercy shall compass him about.
Gen 4:7 : 7 If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.
Prov 13:13 : 13 Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.
Isa 3:10-11 : 10 Say ye to 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 the reward of his hands shall be given him.
Rom 2:7-9 : 7 To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life: 8 But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath, 9 Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile; 10 But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile:
Acts 28:4 : 4 And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live.
Num 32:23 : 23 But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the LORD: and be sure your sin will find you out.
Ps 140:11 : 11 Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.

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