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Proverbs 12:21 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 12 · verse 21
There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.Proverbs 12:21 · King James Version
Proverbs 12:21 in context
19The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment.
20Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace is joy.
21There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.
22Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly are his delight.
23A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- happenʼânâhto approachH579 →
- wickedrâshâʻmorally wrongH7563 →
- filledmâlêʼto fill or be full of, in a wide applicationH4390 →
- evilʼâvenstrictly nothingnessH205 →
- justtsaddîyqjustH6662 →
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Note, 1. Piety is a sure protection. If men be sincerely righteous, the righteous God has engaged that no evil shall happen to them. He will, by the power of his grace in them, that principle of justice, keep them from the evil of sin;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary