Verse Comparison: Proverbs 11:31
American Standard Version
Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: How much more the wicked and the sinner!
Amplified® Bible
Behold, the [uncompromisingly] righteous shall be recompensed on earth; how much more the wicked and the sinner! {And} {if the righteous are barely saved, what will become of the ungodly and wicked?}
Contemporary English Version
If good people are rewarded here on this earth, all who are cruel and mean will surely be punished.
Darby English Version
Behold, the righteous shall be requited on the earth: how much more the wicked and the sinner.
Good News Bible
Those who are good are rewarded here on earth, so you can be sure that wicked and sinful people will be punished.
King James Version
Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: much more the wicked and the sinner.
New American Standard Bible
If the righteous will be rewarded in the earth, How much more the wicked and the sinner!
New International Version
If the righteous receive their due on earth,
how much more the ungodly and the sinner!
New King James Version
If the righteous will be recompensed on the earth,
How much more the ungodly and the sinner.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
If the righteous will receive a reward in the earth, How much more the wicked and the sinner!
Revised Standard Version
If the righteous is requited on earth,
how much more the wicked and the sinner!
Young's Literal Translation
Lo, the righteous in the earth is recompensed, Surely also the wicked and the sinner!
