Proverbs 12:21
No trouble will come to upright men, but sinners will be full of evil.
Bible in Basic English
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 whose designs are evil, but for those purposing peace there is joy.
22False lips are hated by the Lord, but those whose acts are true are his delight.
Cross References
Psalms 121:7The Lord will keep you safe from all evil; he will take care of your soul.
Proverbs 11:21Certainly the evil-doer will not go free from punishment, but the seed of the upright man will be safe.
Ecclesiastes 7:18It is good to take this in your hand and not to keep your hand from that; he who has the fear of God will be free of the two.
Habakkuk 2:16You are full of shame in place of glory: take your part in the drinking, and let your shame be uncovered: the cup of the Lord's right hand will come round to you and your glory will be covered with shame.
1 Corinthians 3:22Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours;
1 Peter 3:13Who will do you any damage if you keep your minds fixed on what is 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 →