The Meaning of Proverbs 13:21 Explained

Proverbs 13:21

KJV: Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed.

YLT: Evil pursueth sinners, And good recompenseth the righteous.

Darby: Evil pursueth sinners; but to the righteous good shall be repaid.

ASV: Evil pursueth sinners; But the righteous shall be recompensed with good.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Evil  pursueth  sinners:  but to the righteous  good  shall be repayed. 

What does Proverbs 13:21 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 13

1  a scoffer does not listen to rebuke

What do the individual words in Proverbs 13:21 mean?

The sinful pursue Evil but to the righteous shall be repaid good
חַ֭טָּאִים תְּרַדֵּ֣ף רָעָ֑ה וְאֶת־ צַ֝דִּיקִ֗ים יְשַׁלֶּם־ טֽוֹב

חַ֭טָּאִים  The  sinful 
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural
Root: חַטָּא  
Sense: sinners adj.
תְּרַדֵּ֣ף  pursue 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: רָדַף  
Sense: to be behind, follow after, pursue, persecute, run after.
רָעָ֑ה  Evil 
Parse: Adjective, feminine singular
Root: רַע 
Sense: bad, evil.
צַ֝דִּיקִ֗ים  to  the  righteous 
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural
Root: צַדִּיק  
Sense: just, lawful, righteous.
יְשַׁלֶּם־  shall  be  repaid 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: שָׁלֵם  
Sense: .
טֽוֹב  good 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: טָבַב 
Sense: good, pleasant, agreeable.