Proverbs 13:21 (ESV)
Disaster pursues sinners,
but the righteous are rewarded with good.
This proverb should be read in contrast to Psalm 23:6.
Psalms 23:6 (ESV)
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
all the days of my life,
and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD
forever.
In that great Psalm we read the "goodness and mercy" will "follow" those who make The Lord their Shepherd. By contrast, in this proverb, Solomon tells us that those who do not make The Lord their Shepherd will not be pursued by goodness and mercy but rather by "disaster." The righteous will be rewarded, followed by, prosperity - but the wicked need to know what is pursuing them. Look behind you!! Those who reject God need to know that they will be hunted by adversity. Those who pursue God will be pursued by the prosperity that God offers. That doesn't exempt them from suffering and from difficulty but it does guarantee that God will ultimately reward them. God always blesses obedience. He always brings eventual adversity to those who reject Him.
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