Proverbs 12:21
There shall no mischief befall the righteous; but the wicked are filled with evil.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
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 the LORD; but they that deal truly are His delight.
Cross References
Psalms 121:7The LORD shall keep thee from all evil; He shall keep thy soul.
Proverbs 11:21My hand upon it! the evil man shall not be unpunished; but the seed of the righteous shall escape.
Ecclesiastes 7:18It is good that thou shouldest take hold of the one; yea, also from the other withdraw not thy hand; for he that feareth God shall discharge himself of them all.
Habakkuk 2:16Thou art filled with shame instead of glory, drink thou also, and be uncovered; the cup of the LORD'S right hand shall be turned unto thee, and filthiness shall be upon thy glory.
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 →