Proverbs 12:21
There shall no evil happen to a righteous [man]; but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.
Darby Translation
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 them that devise evil; but to the counsellors of peace is joy.
22Lying lips are an abomination to Jehovah; but they that deal truly are his delight.
Cross References
Psalms 121:7Jehovah will keep thee from all evil; he will keep thy soul.
Proverbs 11:21Hand for hand! an evil [man] shall not be held innocent; but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.
Ecclesiastes 7:18It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from that withdraw not thy hand: for he that feareth God cometh forth from them all.
Habakkuk 2:16Thou art filled with shame instead of glory; drink thou also, and let thy foreskin be uncovered: the cup of Jehovah's right hand shall be turned unto thee, and a shameful spewing shall be on 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 shall injure you if ye have become imitators of that which [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 →