Proverbs 12:21
There shall none iniquitie come to the iust: but the wicked are full of euill.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.
In Context
20Deceite is in the heart of them that imagine euill: but to the counsellers of peace shall be ioye.
22The lying lips are an abomination to the Lord: but they that deale truely are his delite.
Cross References
Psalms 121:7The Lord shall preserue thee from all euil: he shall keepe thy soule.
Proverbs 11:21Though hande ioyne in hande, the wicked shall not be vnpunished: but the seede of the righteous shall escape.
Ecclesiastes 7:18Be not thou iust ouermuch, neither make thy selfe ouerwise: wherefore shouldest thou be desolate?
Habakkuk 2:16Thou art filled with shame for glorie: drinke thou also, and be made naked: the cup of the Lords right hand shall be turned vnto thee, and shamefull spuing shalbe for thy glory.
1 Corinthians 3:22Whether it be Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death: whether they be things present, or thinges to come, euen all are yours,
1 Peter 3:13And who is it that will harme you, if ye follow 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 →