Key Verse Spotlight
Proverbs 11:21 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“{Though} hand {join} in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.”
Proverbs 11:21
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
As righteousness {tendeth} to life: so he that pursueth evil {pursueth it} to his own death.
They that are of a froward heart {are} abomination to the LORD: but {such as are} upright in {their} way {are} his delight.
{Though} hand {join} in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.
{As} a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, {so is} a fair woman which is without discretion. {is without: Heb. departeth from}
The desire of the righteous {is} only good: {but} the expectation of the wicked {is} wrath.
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