Proverbs 13:21

Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed.

Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repaid - or 'good shall repay the righteous.' "Evil" -

i.e., the punishment of evil; not only the reproach of conscience, but also the positive penalty of evil from God, as a shadow follows a body, or a hound its prey. Moreover, it is hinted that evil is made by God its own punishment (). On the other hand, "good" becomes its own reward to the good, besides the positive reward which God appoints (Isaiah 3:9).