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Proverbs 13:21–22

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Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed.
A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.
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From verse 21

  1. Psalms 32:10Rank 1 from verse 21
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    10Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the Lord, mercy shall compass him about.

  2. Isaiah 3:10–11Rank 2 from verse 21
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    10Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.

    11Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.

  3. Proverbs 13:13Rank 3 from verse 21
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    13Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.

  4. Romans 2:7–10Rank 4 from verse 21
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    7To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:

    8But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,

    9Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile;

    10But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile:

  5. Genesis 4:7Rank 5 from verse 21
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    7If 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.

From verse 22

  1. Ecclesiastes 2:26Rank 1 from verse 22
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    26For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit.

  2. Job 27:16–17Rank 2 from verse 22
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    16Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;

    17He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver.

  3. Proverbs 28:8Rank 3 from verse 22
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    8He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.

  4. Psalms 37:25Rank 4 from verse 22
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    25I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.

  5. Psalms 112:2Rank 5 from verse 22
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    2His seed shall be mighty upon earth: the generation of the upright shall be blessed.

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Proverbs 13:21

COMBINED MEANING

evil

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Sense 1: Moral wickedness, sin, wrong, or corruption. Sense 2: Harm, misery, calamity, adversity, or punishment.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

righteous

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Sense 1: Right, just, equitable, or in accord with truth, justice, or the will of God. Sense 2: Upright or innocent in a matter. Sense 3: Made or regarded as right. Sense 4: As a noun, persons so described.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

good

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Sense 1: Right, morally upright, beneficial, pleasing, useful, suitable, sound, favourable, or excellent. Sense 2: A good thing, benefit, welfare, possession, or goods. Sense 3: In ‘make good,’ to repair, repay, fulfil, establish, or prove.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 13:22

COMBINED MEANING

good

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Sense 1: Right, morally upright, beneficial, pleasing, useful, suitable, sound, favourable, or excellent. Sense 2: A good thing, benefit, welfare, possession, or goods. Sense 3: In ‘make good,’ to repair, repay, fulfil, establish, or prove.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

inheritance

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A possession, portion, or heritage received by descent, allotment, promise, or divine gift.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

children

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Sons or daughters; descendants; or persons likened to children by age, relation, or character.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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wealth

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1. Riches, possessions, or material resources. 2. Prosperity, welfare, or well-being.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

laid

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Sense 1: Placed, set, put down, deposited, arranged, established, founded, imposed, applied, stored, buried, or overlaid. Sense 2: Reclined or brought to rest.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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13:20He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.

13:21Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed.

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13:22A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.

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13:23Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment.

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