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Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: much more the wicked and the sinner.
Proverbs 11:31 — KJV
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Proverbs 11:31
King James Version (KJV)
“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody
Commentary
Commentary on Proverbs 11:31
Theological / DevotionalBehold. or, "if." The LXX renders this verse, "If the righteous scarcely shall be saved, where shall the ungodly and sinner appear?" This reading is quoted in I Peter 4:18. The LXX was in common use in the first century A.D., and was the OT of the Greek-speaking Christians. When the Greek differs from the Hebrew it is impossible to determine whether the difference is due to the translation's being from a different Hebrew text or being a paraphrase of the text, or to changes resulting from transmission.
The outworking of God's program will see the righteous ultimately recompensed in the earth (Dan. 7:27; Matt. 5:5; 2 Peter 3:13; Rev. 21: l, 2). Likewise the wicked will receive their punishment on this earth (Rev. 20).
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