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Evilרָעָהpursuesתְּרַדֵּףsinners,חַטָּאִיםbutוְאֶתthe righteousצַדִּיקִיםwill be repaidיְשַׁלֶּםwith good.טוֹב
Proverbs 13:21
Study it in the app“Evil pursues sinners, but the righteous will be repaid with good.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 13:21, word by word
- Evilרָעָהraa
evil
What is evil, the opposite of good.
Where else “raa” appears- pursuesתְּרַדֵּףteradef
pursue
To go after someone to catch them.
Where else “teradef” appears- sinnersחַטָּאִיםchataim
sinner
Sinner: one who habitually fails God; also one counted guilty.
Where else “chataim” appears- the righteousצַדִּיקִיםtsadikim
righteous
Someone who lives uprightly; also YHWH.
Where else “tsadikim” appears- will be repaidיְשַׁלֶּםyeshalem
repay
To settle a debt, give back; keep a vow.
Where else “yeshalem” appears- with goodטוֹבtov
good
What is as it should be and gives delight: sound, useful, beautiful or valuable.
Where else “tov” appears
The context
20Whoever walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of the senseless will suffer harm.
21 · This verse (above)
22A good man leaves an inheritance to the sons of his sons, but stored up for the righteous is the wealth of the sinner.