Proverbs 11:31
“Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: much more the wicked and the sinner.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth,.... Which Aben Ezra understands of the recompence of their good…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
The sense would appear to be, “The righteous is requited, i. e., is punished for his lesser sins, or as a discipline;…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714
This, I think, is the only one of Solomon's proverbs that has that note of attention prefixed to it, Behold! which…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
shall be recompensed This might mean, shall receive, in each case, the return due to him; the righteous shall be…
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