Proverbs 11:21

21 He that unjustly strikes hands shall not be unpunished: but he that sows righteousness he shall receive a faithful reward.

Proverbs 11:21 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 11:21

[Though] hand [join] in hand, the wicked shall not be
unpunished
Though they give the hand to one another, unite in their counsels, enter into combinations, confederacies, and strict alliances, and join all their force and strength together; or though with both hands, with all their might and main, endeavour to secure themselves, yet they shall not go unpunished. This may be exemplified in the kings of the earth, that will join each other, and gather their armies together, to make war against Christ; when they will be conquered, taken, and slain, ( Revelation 19:19-21 ) . Jarchi interprets it, "from hand to hand", and explains it thus; from the hand of God into their hand shall come the reward of their work, and shall not go unpunished: to which may be added, even though there may be a succession of parents and children, and their substance may be handed down from the one to the other, yet at last just punishments will take place. To which is opposed, but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered;
these are the seed of the church in all successive ages; the seed that are accounted of by the Lord for a generation; particularly the remnant of the woman's seed, that keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ; against whom the dragon, the old serpent the devil, was wroth, and went forth to make war, in order utterly to destroy them; but they escaped his hands, were delivered from him, and preserved by the power and grace of God, as a seed to serve him, ( Revelation 12:17 ) .

Proverbs 11:21 In-Context

19 A righteous son is born for life: but the persecution of the ungodly in death.
20 Perverse ways are an abomination to the Lord: but all they that are blameless in their ways are acceptable to him.
21 He that unjustly strikes hands shall not be unpunished: but he that sows righteousness he shall receive a faithful reward.
22 As an ornament in a swine's snout, so is beauty to an ill-minded women.
23 All the desire of the righteous is good: but the hope of the ungodly shall perish.

The Brenton translation of the Septuagint is in the public domain.