21 Be sure of this: The wicked will not go unpunished,

but those who are righteous will go free.

21 Be assured, an evil person will not go unpunished,

but the offspring of the righteous will be delivered.

21 Though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished:

But the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.

21 Evil people will surely be punished,

but the children of the godly will go free.

21 Evil people will certainly be punished,

but those who do right will be set free.

21 Though hand join in hand, the evil man shall not be unpunished;

But the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.

21 Hand for hand! an evil man shall not be held innocent; but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.

21 Certainly, an evil person will not go unpunished, 

but the descendants of righteous people will escape. 

21 Be assured that the wicked

will not go unpunished,

but the offspring of the righteous will escape.

21 Be assured, the wicked will not go unpunished,

but those who are righteous will escape.

21 Rest assured, the wicked will not go unpunished,

but the offspring of the righteous will escape.

21 You can be sure that sinners will be punished.

And you can also be sure that godly people will go free.

21 Assuredly, the evil man will not go unpunished,

But the descendants of the righteous will be delivered.