Proverbs 12:21
There shall no harm befall the tzaddik, 1 but the resha'im shall be filled with rah. 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.
In Context
Cross References
Psalms 121:7Hashem shall preserve thee from kol rah; 1 He shall preserve thy nefesh. 1
Proverbs 11:21Though yad join in yad, 1 rah shall not go unpunished, 1 but the zera of the tzaddikim shall be delivered. 1
Ecclesiastes 7:18It is good that thou holdest fast to the one and withdrawest not thine hand from the other; for he is a yire Elohim (G-d fearer) who shall fulfill both.
Habakkuk 2:16Thou art filled with shame instead of kavod; 1 drink thou also, and let thy foreskin be uncovered; 1 the kos of Hashemʼs right hand shall be turned against thee, 1 and utter shame shall be on thy kavod. 1
1 Corinthians 3:22Whether Sha'ul or Apollos or Kefa or HaOlam (the world) or Chayyim (Life) or Mavet (Death) or things present or things to come; all things are yours,
1 Peter 3:13And who is the one harming you if you have kana'ut (zeal) for HaTov (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 →