Proverbs 11:21

New English Translation

Be assured that the evil person will certainly be punished, but the descendants of the righteous will not suffer unjust judgment.

Cross References

Job 36:17

But now you are preoccupied with the judgment due the wicked, judgment and justice take hold of you.

Psalm 37:26

All day long he shows compassion and lends to others, and his children are blessed.

Exodus 23:2

“You must not follow a crowd in doing evil things; in a lawsuit you must not offer testimony that agrees with a crowd so as to pervert justice,

Exodus 23:7

Keep your distance from a false charge – do not kill the innocent and the righteous, for I will not justify the wicked.

Proverbs 11:20

The Lord abhors those who are perverse in heart, but those who are blameless in their ways are his delight.

Proverbs 11:22

Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout is a beautiful woman who rejects discretion.

Proverbs 12:21

The righteous do not encounter any harm, but the wicked are filled with calamity.

Proverbs 13:22

A benevolent person leaves an inheritance for his grandchildren, but the wealth of a sinner is stored up for the righteous.

Proverbs 16:5

The Lord abhors every arrogant person; rest assured that they will not go unpunished.

Isaiah 27:4

I am not angry. I wish I could confront some thorns and briers! Then I would march against them for battle; I would set them all on fire,

Jeremiah 32:39

I will give them a single-minded purpose to live in a way that always shows respect for me. They will want to do that for their own good and the good of the children who descend from them.

Jeremiah 44:15

Then all the men who were aware that their wives were sacrificing to other gods, as well as all their wives, answered Jeremiah. There was a great crowd of them representing all the people who lived in northern and southern Egypt. They answered,

Acts 2:39

For the promise is for you and your children, and for all who are far away, as many as the Lord our God will call to himself.”