Proverbs 11:31
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 11:31 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 11:31 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: much more the wicked and the sinner." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 11:31 — KJV
“Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: much more the wicked and the sinner.”
— Proverbs 11:31 (KJV)
Proverbs 11:31 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 11:31
“How much more, when wicked men have slain a righteous person in his own house upon his bed? shall I not therefore now require his blood of your hand, and take you away from the earth?”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 11:31: righteous, earth, much
“Let the sinners be consumed out of the earth, and let the wicked be no more. Bless thou the LORD, O my soul. Praise ye the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 11:31: earth, more, wicked
“Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and holdest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth the man that is more righteous than he? iniquity: or, grievance”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 11:31: behold, righteous, more
“That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 11:31: righteous, earth, wicked
“For I know thy rebellion, and thy stiff neck: behold, while I am yet alive with you this day, ye have been rebellious against the LORD; and how much more after my death?”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 11:31: behold, much, more
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