Proverbs 12:21
There shall no mischief happen to a righteous man, but the wicked shall be filled with evil.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.
In Context
20Deceit is in the heart of those who devise evil, but joy is to the counselors of peace.
22Lying lips are an abomination to LORD, but those who deal truly are his delight.
Cross References
Psalms 121:7LORD will keep thee from all evil. He will keep thy soul.
Proverbs 11:21Hand in hand, the evil man shall not be unpunished, but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.
Ecclesiastes 7:18It is good that thou should take hold of this, yea, also from that withdraw not thy hand. For he who fears God shall come forth from them all.
Habakkuk 2:16Thou are filled with shame, and not glory. Drink thou also, and be as one uncircumcised. The cup of LORD's right hand shall come around to thee, and foul shame shall be upon thy glory.
1 Corinthians 3:22whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things coming, all are yours,
1 Peter 3:13And who is he who will harm you, if ye become imitators of the good?
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 12:21
Weighty Sayings. 20 Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace is joy. Note, 1. Those that devise mischief contrive, for the accomplishing of it, how to impose upon others; but it will prove, in the end, that they deceive themselves. Those that imagine evil, under colour of friendship, have their hearts full of this and the other advantage and satisfaction which they shall gain by it, but it is all a cheat. Let them imagine it ever so artfully, deceivers will be deceived. 2.… Read the whole commentary →