21Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed.
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Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the LORD, mercy shall compass him about.
Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings. …
Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.
To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life: …
If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 21)Here see, 1. How unavoidable the destruction of sinners is; the wrath of God pursues them, and all the terrors of that wrath: Evil pursues them closely wherever they go, as the avenger of blood pursued the manslayer, and they have no city of refuge to flee to; they attempt an escape, but in vain. Whom God pursues he is sure to overtake. They may prosper for a while and grow very secure, but their…
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