21 Be assured that the wicked will not go unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will escape.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 11:21
Integrity, Righteousness, and Community Life Under the LORD's Moral Order
The chapter moves through practical arenas of righteousness: commerce, humility, integrity, death and hope, speech, civic life, guidance, mercy, desire, generosity, household stewardship, and final moral recompense.
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Verse 21
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Be assured יָ֣ד H3027 Noun - feminine singular . . . לְ֭יָד H3027 Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular that the wicked רָּ֑ע H7451 Adjective - masculine singular will not לֹא־ H3808 Adverb - Negative particle go unpunished יִנָּ֣קֶה H5352 Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular but the offspring וְזֶ֖רַע H2233 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct of the righteous צַדִּיקִ֣ים H6662 Adjective - masculine plural will escape נִמְלָֽט׃ H4422 Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular