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Loving Discipline and Knowledge

Proverbs 12:21

In 11 translations

BSB
No harm befalls the righteous, but the wicked are filled with trouble.
KJV
There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.
WEB
No mischief shall happen to the righteous, but the wicked shall be filled with evil.
ASV
There shall no mischief happen to the righteous; But the wicked shall be filled with evil.
LSV
No iniquity is desired by the righteous, || And the wicked have been full of evil.
YLT
No iniquity is desired by the righteous, And the wicked have been full of evil.
DBY
There shall no evil happen to a righteous [man]; but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.
DRC
Whatsoever shall befall the just man. it shall not make him sad: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.
GNV
There shall none iniquitie come to the iust: but the wicked are full of euill.
JPS
There shall no mischief befall the righteous; but the wicked are filled with evil.
LXXE
No injustice will please a just man; but the ungodly will be filled with mischief.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC
לֹא־יְאֻנֶּ֣ה לַצַּדִּ֣יק כָּל־אָ֑וֶן וּ֝רְשָׁעִ֗ים מָ֣לְאוּ רָֽע׃
LXX-Br
Οὐκ ἀρέσει τῷ δικαίῳ οὐδὲν ἄδικον, οἱ δὲ ἀσεβεῖς πλησθήσονται κακῶν.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

  • 1 Peter 3:13Who can harm you if you are zealous for what is good?
  • Psalms 91:10no evil will befall you, no plague will approach your tent.
  • Romans 8:28And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.
  • 1 Corinthians 3:22–23whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or the present or the future. All of them belong to you, and you belong to Christ, and Christ belongs to God.
  • Proverbs 14:14The backslider in heart receives the fill of his own ways, but a good man is rewarded for his ways.
  • Revelation 18:6Give back to her as she has done to others; pay her back double for what she has done; mix her a double portion in her own cup.
  • Jeremiah 13:12–14Therefore you are to tell them that this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Every wineskin shall be filled with wine.’ And when they reply, ‘Don’t we surely know that every wineskin should be filled with…
  • Proverbs 1:31So they will eat the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.
  • Habakkuk 2:16You will be filled with shame instead of glory. You too must drink and expose your uncircumcision! The cup in the LORD’s right hand will come around to you, and utter disgrace will cover your glory.
  • 2 Corinthians 4:17For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal glory that is far beyond comparison.

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