Proverbs 13:21
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed.”
צַדִּיק
The blessed man is not the one who has never fallen — it is the one who knows where not to stand, not to walk, not to sit. Righteousness in the Psalms is relational — it is being in right standing with God, walking in step with Him, rooted in His word like a tree by water.
טוֹב
good
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טוֹב
Taste and see. David does not say understand or agree — he says taste. Towb is goodness you experience, not just believe in. God's goodness is not a theological position. It is something you encounter when you draw near to Him.
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שָׁלַם
it rewards
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שָׁלַם
To be complete, to make whole, to pay. Shalam. God's salvation is not partial. He makes everything whole and brings everything to completion.
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רַע
calamity
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רַע
Evil, wicked, bad. Ra. The LORD will keep you from all evil. Not just some evil or most evil. All evil. His protection matches His power.
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רָדַף
it pursues
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רָדַף
to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively (of time) gone by)
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חַטָּא
sinners
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חַטָּא
a criminal, or one accounted guilty
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