Proverbs 11:31

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

If good people are rewarded here on this earth, all who are cruel and mean will surely be punished.

Cross References

2 Samuel 22:21

You are good to me, LORD, because I do right, and you reward me because I am innocent.

2 Samuel 22:25

You have been good to me because I do right; you have rewarded me for being innocent by your standards.

1 Kings 13:24

and the prophet from Judah left. Along the way, a lion attacked and killed him, and the donkey and the lion stood there beside his dead body.

Proverbs 12:1

To accept correction is wise, to reject it is stupid.

Proverbs 13:21

You are in for trouble if you sin, but you will be rewarded if you live right.

Proverbs 26:10

It's no cleverer to shoot arrows at every passer-by than it is to hire a bunch of worthless nobodies.

Isaiah 13:11

I will punish this evil world and its people because of their sins. I will crush the horrible pride of those who are cruel.

Isaiah 3:11

Tell those who disobey, “You're in big trouble— what you did to others will come back to you.”

Jeremiah 25:29

Starting with my own city of Jerusalem, everyone on earth will suffer from war. So there is no way I will let you escape unharmed.”

Ezekiel 44:10

Some of the Levites turned their backs on me and joined the other people of Israel in worshipping idols. So these Levites must be punished!

Hosea 4:9

That's why I will punish the people for their deeds, just as I will punish you priests.