Proverbs 13:21
Old Testament • 6 words with Strong's data
"Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed."
Word-by-Word Analysis
רַע
raʻ
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
רָדַף
râdaph
to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively (of time) gone by)
חַטָּא
chaṭṭâʼ
a criminal, or one accounted guilty
טוֹב
ṭôwb
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good...
ἀνταποδίδωμι
antapodídōmi
to requite (good or evil)
Key Terms in This Verse
רָדַף râdaph
to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively (of time) gone by)
Study H7291 →טוֹב ṭôwb
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goo...
Study H2896 →Cross References
Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the LORD, mercy shall compass him about.
Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.
If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.
Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the LORD: and be sure your sin will find you out.
And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live.
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