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Proverbs 12:21
21No harm befalls the righteous, but the wicked are full of misery.
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 for only a moment. 20Deceit is in the heart of those who plot evil, but those promoting shalom have joy. No harm befalls the righteous, but the wicked are full of misery. 22Lying lips are detestable to Adonai, but those who act faithfully are His delight. 23A clever person conceals his knowledge, but the heart of a fool 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 8:28Now we know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to His purpose.
- 1 Corinthians 3:22whether Paul or Apollos or Kefa, or the world or life or death, or things present or things to come. All are yours,
- 2 Corinthians 4:17For our trouble, light and momentary, is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison,
- Proverbs 1:31so they will eat the fruit of their own way and be filled with their own schemes.
- Proverbs 14:14A backsliding heart partakes of its ways, and a good man is rewarded for his.
- Jeremiah 13:12Moreover, speak this word to them, thus says Adonai, the God of Israel: “Every jug should be filled with wine.” When they say to you, ‘Don’t we know very well that every jug should be filled with wine?’
- Habakkuk 2:16You are filled with disgrace rather than glory. Drink—you too—and be uncircumcised. The cup of Adonai’s right hand will surround you, and disgrace will come upon your glory.
- Revelation 18:6Pay her back just as she has paid out, and give her back double for her deeds! In the cup she has mixed— mix a double dose for her!
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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