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Proverbs 12:21

JusticeProtection and safety

19 The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment.

20 Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace is joy.

There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.

22 Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly are his delight.

23 A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.

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Compare

BSB
No harm befalls the righteous, but the wicked are filled with trouble.
KJV
There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.
WEB
No mischief shall happen to the righteous, but the wicked shall be filled with evil.
ASV
There shall no mischief happen to the righteous; But the wicked shall be filled with evil.
DARBY
There shall no evil happen to a righteous [man]; but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.
BLB
Not any iniquity will meet with the righteous one, and the wicked are full of evil.
ÅB
Det rammer ikke den rettferdige noe ondt, men de ugudelige får ulykke i fullt mål.
OTB
De rettferdige møter ingen varig skade, men de ugudelige er fulle av trøbbel.
B1930
Det rammer ikke den rettferdige noget ondt, men de ugudelige får ulykke i fullt mål.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 1 Peter 3:13

    And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good?

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  • Psalms 91:10

    There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.

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  • Romans 8:28

    And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

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  • Revelation 18:6

    Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double.

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  • Jeremiah 13:12–14

    Therefore thou shalt speak unto them this word; Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Every bottle shall be filled with wine: and they shall say unto thee, Do we not certainly know that every bottle shall be filled with wine?

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  • Proverbs 1:31

    Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.

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  • 1 Corinthians 3:22–23

    Whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours;

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  • Proverbs 14:14

    The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.

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