Proverbs 11:31

“Behold--Thus calling attention to the illustrations (compare Pro 11:23), the sentiment of which is confirmed even in time, not excluding future rewards and punishments. Next: Proverbs Chapter 12”

“The sense would appear to be, “The righteous is requited, i. e., is punished for his lesser sins, or as a discipline; much more the wicked, etc.” Compare 1 Peter 4:18. return to 'Top of Page' Footnotes: Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliographical Information Barnes, Albert. "Commentary on Proverbs 11". "Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible". https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/eng/bnb/proverbs-11.html. 1870. StudyLight.org © 2001-2026 Powered by Lightspeed Technology”

“Recompensed - Punished for his sins. Next: Proverbs Chapter 12”

“11:31 The implied answer is that wicked sinners will be punished on earth.”

“Sa2 7:14, Sa2 7:15, Sa2 12:9-12; Kg1 13:24; Jer 25:29; Co1 11:30-32; Pe1 4:17, Pe1 4:18 Next: Proverbs Chapter 12”

“31 Lo, the righteous findeth on earth his reward; How much more the godless and the sinner! The particles אף כּי signify properly, interrogatively: Shall it yet be said that...; it corresponds to the German "geschweige denn" \[nedum\] (Fl.). הן is already in bibl. Hebr. in the way of becoming a conditional particle; it opens, as here, the antecedent of a gradatio a minori ad majus introduced by אף כי, Job 15:15., Pro 25:5., cf. הן (הנה) with ואיך following, Gen 44:8; Sa2 12:18. Sa2 13:13 presents itself as the nearest parallel to שׁלּם, where it means, to be rewarded. It is a vocabulum anceps, and denotes full requital, i.e., according to the reference, either righteous reward or righteous…”