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Proverbs 11:21 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 11 · verse 21
Though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.Proverbs 11:21 · King James Version
Proverbs 11:21 in context
19As righteousness tendeth to life: so he that pursueth evil pursueth it to his own death.
20They that are of a froward heart are abomination to the LORD: but such as are upright in their way are his delight.
21Though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.
22As a jewel of gold in a swine’s snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion.
23The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
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Key words (Strong's)
- unpunishednâqâhto be cleanH5352 →
- righteoustsaddîyqjustH6662 →
- wickedraʻbad or evilH7451 →
- handyâda handH3027 →
- seedzeraʻseedH2233 →
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Observe, 1. That confederacies in sin shall certainly be broken, and shall not avail to protect the sinners: Though hand join in hand, though there are many that concur by their practice to keep wickedness in countenance, and engage to stand by one another in defending it against all the attacks of virtue and justice,…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary