Proverbs 12:21
No harm comes to the good, but trouble fills the wicked.
Free Bible 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 mind of those planning evil, but those who plan peace have joy.
22The Lord hates liars but is happy with those who are trustworthy.
Cross References
Psalms 121:7The Lord will protect you from all kinds of evil; he will keep you safe and sound.
Proverbs 11:21You can be certain of this: the wicked won't go unpunished, but the good will be saved.
Ecclesiastes 7:18You ought to keep in mind these warnings. Those who follow God will be sure to avoid both.
Habakkuk 2:16In turn you will be filled with shame instead of glory. Drink and expose your nakedness! The cup the Lord holds in his right hand will be passed round to you and your glory will turn to shame.
1 Corinthians 3:22whether it's Paul or Apollos or Peter—or the world, or life, or death, or the present, or the future. You have everything—
1 Peter 3:13Who will harm you if you're keen to do 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 →