Proverbs 11:21
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Assuredly,יָ֣ד
(yad)
3027: handa prim. root
the evil manרָּ֑ע
(ra;)
7451a: bad, evilfrom the same as roa
will not go unpunished,יִנָּ֣קֶה
(yin·na·keh)
5352: to be empty or cleana prim. root
But the descendantsוְזֶ֖רַע
(ve·ze·ra)
2233: a sowing, seed, offspringfrom zara
of the righteousצַדִּיקִ֣ים
(tzad·di·kim)
6662: just, righteousfrom the same as tsedeq
will be delivered.נִמְלָֽט׃
(nim·lat.)
4422: to slip awaya prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
Though hand
yad  (yawd)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
join in hand
yad  (yawd)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
the wicked
ra`  (rah)
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.).
shall not be unpunished
naqah  (naw-kaw')
to be (or make) clean; by implication (in an adverse sense) to be bare, i.e. extirpated
but the seed
zera`  (zeh'-rah)
seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity -- carnally, child, fruitful, seed(-time), sowing-time.
of the righteous
tsaddiyq  (tsad-deek')
just -- just, lawful, righteous (man).
shall be delivered
malat  (maw-lat')
to be smooth, i.e. (by implication) to escape (as if by slipperiness); causatively, to release or rescue; specifically, to bring forth young, emit sparks
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Assuredly, the evil man will not go unpunished, But the descendants of the righteous will be delivered.

King James Bible
Though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Be assured that the wicked will not go unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will escape.

International Standard Version
Be sure of this: the wicked will not go unpunished, but the descendants of the righteous will go free.

NET Bible
Be assured that the evil person will certainly be punished, but the descendants of the righteous will not suffer unjust judgment.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
He that stretches his hand against his neighbor will not be innocent of evil, and the seed of the righteous will be delivered.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Certainly, an evil person will not go unpunished, but the descendants of righteous people will escape.

King James 2000 Bible
Though they join hand to hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the descendants of the righteous shall be delivered.
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