Do bad deeds go unpunished?

For as punishment is to the evil act, so is reward to a good act. Now no evil deed is unpunished, by God the just judge. Therefore no good deed is unrewarded, and so every good deed merits some good. A comically acerbic statement transforms this perspective.

Is no good deed goes unpunished an idiom?

proverb Due to the cruelty, ignorance, or selfishness of the world or others, one’s good deeds or good intentions will often result in more trouble than they are worth.

What does unpunished literally mean?

: not punished an unpunished criminal/crime an offense that should not be allowed to go unpunished.

Does every good deed go unpunished?

Now no evil deed is unpunished, by God the just judge. Therefore no good deed is unrewarded, and so every good deed merits some good. A comically acerbic statement transforms this perspective. Here are two versions: Every good deed brings its own punishment. No good deed goes unpunished.

Are good deeds unrewarded?

Now no evil deed is unpunished, by God the just judge. Therefore no good deed is unrewarded, and so every good deed merits some good. A comically acerbic statement transforms this perspective.

What does no good dead shall go unpunished mean?

No good dead shall go unpunished. It is actually a sarcastic term for when someone does some thing for some body thinking they are being helpful and it blows up in their face. I can give you a perfect example. Years back I lived in a house and had people that lived in a house right across the street from me.

Who said “Every Good Deed brings its own punishment”?

In 1938 Leo Pavia received credit for the expression “Every good deed brings its own punishment”, and in 1942 Walter Winchell credited unnamed diplomats with “No good deed goes unpunished in Washington”. Future researchers may discover additional illuminating citations.

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