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Proverbs 12:21
21No harm overtakes the righteous, but the wicked have their fill of 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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)No harm comes to the godly, but the wicked have their fill of trouble.
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 plot evil, but those who promote peace have joy. No harm overtakes the righteous, but the wicked have their fill of trouble. 22The Lord detests lying lips, but he delights in people who are trustworthy. 23The prudent keep their knowledge to themselves, but a fool’s heart blurts out folly.
Read all of Proverbs 12Proverbs 12:21 word by word
לֹא־יְאֻנֶּ֣ה לַצַּדִּ֣יק כָּל־אָ֑וֶן וּ֝רְשָׁעִ֗ים מָ֣לְאוּ רָֽע׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 12:21
- Romans 8:28And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been 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 are yours,
- 2 Corinthians 4:17For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.
- Proverbs 1:31they will eat the fruit of their ways and be filled with the fruit of their schemes.
- Proverbs 14:14The faithless will be fully repaid for their ways, and the good rewarded for theirs.
- Jeremiah 13:12“Say to them: ‘This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: Every wineskin should be filled with wine.’ And if they say to you, ‘Don’t we know that every wineskin should be filled with wine?’
- Habakkuk 2:16You will be filled with shame instead of glory. Now it is your turn! Drink and let your nakedness be exposed! The cup from the Lord’s right hand is coming around to you, and disgrace will cover your glory.
- Revelation 18:6Give back to her as she has given; pay her back double for what she has done. Pour her a double portion from 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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