31If the righteous receive their due on earth, how much more the ungodly and the sinner!
Focused Passage
Proverbs 11:31
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 31
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Original words
Ifהֵ֣ןH2005Interjectionthe righteousצַ֭דִּיקH6662Adjective - masculine singularreceive their dueיְשֻׁלָּ֑םH7999Verb - Pual - Imperfect - third person masculine singularon earthבָּאָ֣רֶץH776Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singularhow much moreאַ֝֗ףH637Conjunction. . .כִּֽי־H3588Conjunctionthe ungodlyרָשָׁ֥עH7563Adjective - masculine singularand the sinnerוְחוֹטֵֽא׃H2398Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
BSB notes
- LXX If it is hard for the righteous to be saved, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner? Cited in 1 Peter 4:18