Proverbs 11:31

Recompensed — Punished for his sins.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The sense would appear to be, “The righteous is requited, i. e., is punished for his lesser sins, or as a discipline; much more the wicked, etc.” C...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

Behold, the righteous shall be (t) recompensed upon the earth: much more the wicked and the sinner. (t) Will be punished as he deserves, ( 1 Peter 4...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 11. The orthodox view of strictly retributive justice found in Proverbs 10:24 f., Proverbs 11:27-30 is represented by a further group...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

shall be recompensed in the earth. This was the promise for that Dispensation ( Psalms 37 ), not for this. See 1 Peter 4:18 and App-63. Rightly d...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: much more the wicked and the sinner. Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Behold, &c.— If David, if Job, if the apostles and choicest servants of God, have been tried in this world by affliction, what must await the i...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

A false balance is abomination to the Lord: but a just weight is his delight. Under this prohibition of "a false balance" is forbidden all frau...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: much more the wicked and the sinner. Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in t...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1. False weights were exceedingly common ( Proverbs 16:11 ; Proverbs 20:10 ; Amos 8:5 ).
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Behold the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth. — That is, even he shall be punished for his misdeeds, as were Jacob, Moses, David; how muc...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER 12 GOODNESS "The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them." Proverbs 11:6 "An unjust man is the abomination of the righteous, a...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Verse Proverbs 11:7 . The antithesis of this proverb is between the condition described and that of one not described, that is to say, the expectati...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself. He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him: but ble...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

REFLECTIONS. I BESEECH thee, gracious Master, to give me a right understanding in all things. Taught by thee, I shall then discover, that thou art h...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth ,.... Which Aben Ezra understands of the recompence of their good works. There is a reward f...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: much more the wicked and the sinner. Ver. 31. The righteous shall be recompensed, ] i.e....
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed That is, chastised, or punished for his sins; which the next clause shows to be Solomon's meaning here;...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

31 Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: much more the wicked and the sinner. This, I think, is the only one of S...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The righteous shall be recompensed, i.e. punished for his sins, as appears from the next clause; the general word being here used of this one parti...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Righteous Seek What Is Good, Flourish Because They have True Life, Producing Its Fruit, And Will Be Recompensed on Earth. The Unrighteous Search...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Proverbs 11:31 . Miller transposes this verse and reads, “Behold the righteous on earth shall be recompensed,” etc. On earth m...
Sermon Bible Commentary

Proverbs 11:31 I. God is impartial. He is no respecter of persons, but causing His sun to shine on the evil and the good, and His rain to fall on...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 11:1 . A false balance is an abomination to the Lord. A dishonest tradesman here receives a hard stroke. Though his weight be but little...
The Biblical Illustrator

Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth. Judgment here Two ways of explaining this text. 1. Of the happiness which God has a...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Proverbs 11:1 A false balance; literally, balances of deceit ( Proverbs 20:23 ). The repetition of the injunctions of Deute...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

v. 31. Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth, that is, if even he will not reach a stage when he will be free from suffering in t...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 11:30-32 ; 1 Kings 13:24 ; 1 Peter 4:17 ; 1 Peter 4:18 ; 2 Samuel 12:9-12 ; 2 Samuel 7:14 ; 2 Samuel 7:15 ; Jeremiah 25:29

³¹ Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: much more the wicked and the sinner.

Related Commentaries of Proverbs 11:31

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole 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

Hawker's Poor Man's 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

Peter Pett's Commentary on the 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

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Proverbs 11:31