Proverbs 11:21

Modern

Be assured that the wicked will not go unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will escape.

Traditional

Though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.

Literal

Hand to hand, a wicked one is not acquitted, and the seed of the righteous will escape punishment.

Latin

Manus in manu non erit innocens malus; semen autem justorum salvabitur.

Hebrew

English

Be assured that the wicked will not go unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will escape.

Good behavior positively impacts the next generation.

Theme notes and profiles

Psalm 112:1–2
Hallelujah! Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who greatly delights in His commandments.
Acts 2:39
This promise belongs to you and your children and to all who are far off—to all whom the Lord our God will call to Himself.”
Jeremiah 32:39
I will give them one heart and one way, so that they will always fear Me for their own good and for the good of their children after them.
Psalm 37:26
They are ever generous and quick to lend, and their children are a blessing.
Proverbs 16:5
Everyone who is proud in heart is detestable to the LORD; be assured that he will not go unpunished.
Proverbs 13:22
A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is passed to the righteous.
Genesis 17:7–8
I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you.
Exodus 23:2
You shall not follow the crowd in wrongdoing. When you testify in a lawsuit, do not pervert justice by siding with the crowd.
Isaiah 27:4
I am not angry. If only thorns and briers confronted Me, I would march and trample them, I would burn them to the ground.