Proverbs 13:21

Webster's Bible (1833)

Misfortune pursues sinners, But prosperity rewards the righteous.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 32:10 : 10 Many sorrows shall be to the wicked, But he who trusts in Yahweh, loving kindness shall surround him.
  • Gen 4:7 : 7 If you do well, will it not be lifted up? If you don't do well, sin crouches at the door. Its desire is for you, but you are to rule over it."
  • Prov 13:13 : 13 Whoever despises instruction will pay for it, But he who respects a command will be rewarded.
  • Isa 3:10-11 : 10 Tell the righteous "Good!" For they shall eat the fruit of their deeds. 11 Woe to the wicked! Disaster is upon them; For the deeds of his hands will be paid back to him.
  • Rom 2:7-9 : 7 to those who by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and incorruptibility, eternal life; 8 but to those who are self-seeking, and don't obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, will be wrath and indignation, 9 oppression and anguish, on every soul of man who works evil, on the Jew first, and also on the Greek. 10 But glory and honor and peace to every man who works good, to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
  • Acts 28:4 : 4 When the natives saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said one to another, "No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he has escaped from the sea, yet Justice has not allowed to live."
  • Num 32:23 : 23 But if you will not do so, behold, you have sinned against Yahweh; and be sure your sin will find you out.
  • Ps 140:11 : 11 An evil speaker won't be established in the earth. Evil will hunt the violent man to overthrow him.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 13:22
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    22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children, But the wealth of the sinner is stored for the righteous.

  • Prov 11:18-19
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    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.

  • Prov 17:13
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    13 Whoever rewards evil for good, Evil shall not depart from his house.

  • Prov 11:31
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    31 Behold, the righteous shall be repaid in the earth; How much more the wicked and the sinner!

  • Prov 13:6
    78%

    6 Righteousness guards the way of integrity, But wickedness overthrows the sinner.

  • Prov 12:21
    78%

    21 No mischief shall happen to the righteous, But the wicked shall be filled with evil.

  • Ps 34:21
    77%

    21 Evil shall kill the wicked. Those who hate the righteous shall be condemned.

  • Prov 14:19
    76%

    19 The evil bow down before the good, And the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

  • Prov 11:27
    76%

    27 He who diligently seeks good seeks favor, But he who searches after evil, it shall come to him.

  • Ps 37:21
    75%

    21 The wicked borrow, and don't pay back, But the righteous give generously.

  • Prov 21:18
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    18 The wicked is a ransom for the righteous; The treacherous for the upright.

  • Prov 10:16
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    16 The labor of the righteous leads to life. The increase of the wicked leads to sin.

  • Prov 11:21
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    21 Most assuredly, the evil man will not be unpunished, But the seed of the righteous will be delivered.

  • Prov 21:21
    75%

    21 He who follows after righteousness and kindness Finds life, righteousness, and honor.

  • Isa 3:10-11
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    75%

    10 Tell the righteous "Good!" For they shall eat the fruit of their deeds.

    11 Woe to the wicked! Disaster is upon them; For the deeds of his hands will be paid back to him.

  • Prov 28:10
    74%

    10 Whoever causes the upright to go astray in an evil way, He will fall into his own trap; But the blameless will inherit good.

  • Prov 21:7
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    7 The violence of the wicked will drive them away, Because they refuse to do what is right.

  • Prov 29:6
    74%

    6 An evil man is snared by his sin, But the righteous can sing and be glad.

  • Prov 13:20
    74%

    20 One who walks with wise men grows wise, But a companion of fools suffers harm.

  • Prov 21:15
    73%

    15 It is joy to the righteous to do justice; But it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

  • Prov 11:5-6
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    73%

    5 The righteousness of the blameless will direct his way, But the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.

    6 The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them, But the unfaithful will be trapped by evil desires.

  • Job 21:30-31
    2 verses
    73%

    30 That the evil man is reserved to the day of calamity? That they are led forth to the day of wrath?

    31 Who shall declare his way to his face? Who shall repay him what he has done?

  • Prov 11:23
    73%

    23 The desire of the righteous is only good. The expectation of the wicked is wrath.

  • Prov 21:12
    73%

    12 The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked, And brings the wicked to ruin.

  • Prov 11:3
    72%

    3 The integrity of the upright shall guide them, But the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them.

  • Ps 37:32
    72%

    32 The wicked watches the righteous, And seeks to kill him.

  • Prov 14:32
    72%

    32 The wicked is brought down in his calamity, But in death, the righteous has a refuge.

  • Prov 17:11
    72%

    11 An evil man seeks only rebellion; Therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.

  • Prov 15:6
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    6 In the house of the righteous is much treasure, But the income of the wicked brings trouble.

  • Prov 13:15
    72%

    15 Good understanding wins favor; But the way of the unfaithful is hard.

  • Ps 38:20
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    20 They who also render evil for good are adversaries to me, Because I follow what is good.

  • Prov 12:26
    72%

    26 A righteous person is cautious in friendship, But the way of the wicked leads them astray.

  • Prov 28:1
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    1 The wicked flee when no one pursues; But the righteous are as bold as a lion.

  • Job 21:19
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    19 You say, 'God lays up his iniquity for his children.' Let him recompense it to himself, that he may know it.

  • Prov 2:20
    72%

    20 That you may walk in the way of good men, And keep the paths of the righteous.

  • Prov 24:15
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    15 Don't lay in wait, wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous. Don't destroy his resting-place:

  • Job 4:8
    71%

    8 According to what I have seen, those who plow iniquity, And sow trouble, Reap the same.

  • Prov 28:28
    71%

    28 When the wicked rise, men hide themselves; But when they perish, the righteous thrive.

  • Prov 11:8
    71%

    8 A righteous person is delivered out of trouble, And the wicked takes his place.

  • Prov 13:9
    71%

    9 The light of the righteous shines brightly, But the lamp of the wicked is snuffed out.

  • Prov 27:12
    71%

    12 A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge; But the simple pass on, and suffer for it:

  • Prov 20:21
    71%

    21 An inheritance quickly gained at the beginning, Won't be blessed in the end.

  • Prov 12:13
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    13 An evil man is trapped by sinfulness of lips, But the righteous shall come out of trouble.

  • Prov 28:6
    71%

    6 Better is the poor who walks in his integrity, Than he who is perverse in his ways, and he is rich.

  • Ps 94:15
    71%

    15 For judgment will return to righteousness. All the upright in heart shall follow it.

  • 1 Pet 3:12
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    12 For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, And his ears open to their prayer; But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil."