Proverbs 11:21

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

You can be sure of this: all crooks will be punished, but God's people won't.

Cross References

Job 36:17

Now that the judgment for your sins has fallen upon you,

Psalm 37:26

They gladly give and lend, and their children turn out good.

Exodus 23:2

Always tell the truth in court, even if everyone else is dishonest and stands in the way of justice.

Exodus 23:7

Don't bring false charges against anyone or sentence an innocent person to death. I won't forgive you if you do.

Proverbs 11:20

The LORD hates cunning people, but he likes everyone who lives right.

Proverbs 11:22

A beautiful woman who acts foolishly is like a gold ring on the snout of a pig.

Proverbs 12:21

Good people never have trouble, but troublemakers have more than enough.

Proverbs 13:22

If you obey God, you will have something to leave your grandchildren. If you don't obey God, those who live right will get what you leave.

Proverbs 16:5

The LORD doesn't like anyone who is conceited— you can be sure they will be punished.

Isaiah 27:4

I am no longer angry. But if it produces thorns, I will go to war against it and burn it to the ground.

Jeremiah 32:39

I will make their thoughts and desires pure. Then they will realize that, for their own good and the good of their children, they must worship only me. They will even be afraid to turn away from me. I will make an agreement with them that will never end, and I won't ever stop doing good things for them. With all my heart I promise that they will be planted in this land once again.

Jeremiah 44:15

A large number of Jews from both northern and southern Egypt listened to me as I told them what the LORD had said. Most of the men in the crowd knew that their wives often burnt incense to other gods. So they and their wives shouted:

Acts 2:39

This promise is for you and your children. It is for everyone our Lord God will choose, no matter where they live.”