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Proverbs 12:21
21No harm befalls the righteous, but the wicked are filled with trouble.
Proverbs 12:21 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.
- New International Version (NIV)No harm overtakes the righteous, but the wicked have their fill of trouble.
- English Standard Version (ESV)No ill befalls the righteous, but the wicked are filled with trouble.
- New King James Version (NKJV)No grave trouble will overtake the righteous, But the wicked shall be filled with evil.
Context of Proverbs 12:21
19Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment. 20Deceit is in the hearts of those who devise evil, but the counselors of peace have joy. No harm befalls the righteous, but the wicked are filled with trouble. 22Lying lips are detestable to the LORD, but those who deal faithfully are His delight. 23A shrewd man keeps his knowledge to himself, but a foolish heart proclaims its folly.
Read all of Proverbs 12Proverbs 12:21 word by word
לֹא־יְאֻנֶּ֣ה לַצַּדִּ֣יק כָּל־אָ֑וֶן וּ֝רְשָׁעִ֗ים מָ֣לְאוּ רָֽע׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 12:21
- Romans 8:28And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.
- 1 Corinthians 3:22whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or the present or the future. All of them belong to you,
- 2 Corinthians 4:17For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison.
- Proverbs 1:31So they will eat the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.
- Proverbs 14:14The backslider in heart receives the fill of his own ways, but a good man is rewarded for his ways.
- Jeremiah 13:12Therefore you are to tell them that this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Every wineskin shall be filled with wine.’ And when they reply, ‘Don’t we surely know that every wineskin should be filled with wine?’
- Habakkuk 2:16You will be filled with shame instead of glory. You too must drink and expose your uncircumcision! The cup in the LORD’s right hand will come around to you, and utter disgrace will cover your glory.
- Revelation 18:6Give back to her as she has done to others; pay her back double for what she has done; mix her a double portion in her own cup.
Commentaries on Proverbs 12:21
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21There shall no evil happen to the just - No, for all things work together for good to them that love God. Whatever occurs to a righteous man God turns to his advantage. But, on the other hand, the wicked are filled with mischief: they are hurt, grieved, and wounded, by every occurrence; and nothing turns to their profit.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21Verse 21 If men are sincerely righteous, the righteous God has engaged that no evil shall happen to them. But they that delight in mischief shall have enough of it.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. no evil--(as in Psa 91:10), under God's wise limitations (Ro 8:28). mischief--as penal evil.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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