Proverbs 13:21

v. 21. Evil pursueth sinners, as their well-merited punishment; but to the righteous good shall be repaid, that is, God rewards him in mercy for his efforts on the way of sanctification.

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Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed.
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Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

2. Read, 'the desire of the treacherous is for violence' (RM).
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Evil ] i.e. misfortune. Good ] i.e. prosperity.
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

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John Trapp Complete Commentary

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Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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Sermon Bible Commentary

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Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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The Biblical Illustrator

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The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Acts 28:4 ; Genesis 4:7 ; Isaiah 3:10 ; Isaiah 3:11 ; Numbers 32:23 ; Psalms 140:11 ; Psalms 32:10 ; Romans 2:7-10
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Evil — Punishment proportionable to their sin.

²¹ Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed.

Related Commentaries of Proverbs 13:21

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Proverbs 13:21