Proverbs 11:31

“Look, the righteous is repaid on the earth; how much more the wicked and the sinner!”
Proverbs 11:31 · direct translation from the Hebrew

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Look,הֵןthe righteousצַדִּיקis repaidיְשֻׁלָּםon the earth;בָּאָרֶץhow much moreאַף כִּיthe wickedרָשָׁעand the sinner!וְחוֹטֵא

Quotation · 1 Peter 4:18

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Peter quotes Proverbs 11:31 without a formula. The Hebrew says “if the righteous is repaid on the earth, how much more the wicked and the sinner!”

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Greek of the New Testament: καὶ εἰ ὁ δίκαιος μόλις σῴζεται ὁ ἀσεβὴς καὶ ἁμαρτωλὸς ποῦ φανεῖται

Hebrew (Masoretic text): הֵן צַדִּיק בָּאָרֶץ יְשֻׁלָּם אַף כִּי רָשָׁע וְחוֹטֵא

Septuagint (Proverbs 11:31 in the Septuagint numbering): εἰ ὁ μὲν δίκαιος μόλις σώζεται, ὁ ἀσεβὴς καὶ ἁμαρτωλὸς ποῦ φανεῖται;

The Greek of the NT matches the Septuagint word for word in 9 consecutive words: “δίκαιος μόλις σῴζεται ὁ ἀσεβὴς καὶ ἁμαρτωλὸς ποῦ φανεῖται.”

Septuagint, Swete’s text, First1KGreek transcription (with reading errors), CC BY-SA 4.0

Proverbs 11:31, word by word

the righteousצַדִּיקtsadik

righteous

Someone who lives uprightly; also YHWH.

Where else “tsadik” appears

is repaidיְשֻׁלָּםyeshulam

repay

To settle a debt, give back; keep a vow.

Where else “yeshulam” appears

on the earthאָרֶץarets

earth

The whole world, everything under the sky.

Where else “arets” appears

the wickedרָשָׁעrasha

wicked

One who does evil, the opposite of the righteous.

Where else “rasha” appears

and the sinnerחוֹטֵאchote

sin

To do wrong, fail God or another.

Where else “chote” appears

Translation note

1 Peter 4:18 quotes this verse thus: “If the righteous is saved with difficulty, where will the ungodly and the sinner appear?”

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Quotation · 1 Peter 4:18

Peter quotes Proverbs 11:31 without a formula. The Hebrew says “if the righteous is repaid on the earth, how much more the wicked and the sinner!”

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Proverbs 11:31

³¹Look, the righteous is repaid on the earth; how much more the wicked and the sinner!

1 Peter 4:18

¹⁸And if the righteous is saved with difficulty, where will the ungodly and the sinner appear?

The context

30The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and one who wins souls is wise.

31 · This verse (above)

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