Proverbs 12:21 · KJV
“There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.”
— Proverbs 12:21
Deceit {is} in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace {is} joy.
Lying lips {are} abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly {are} his delight.
Proverbs 12 — Context
The 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.
Cross References
1 Peter 3:13
And who {is} he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good?
Psalms 91:10
There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.
Romans 8:28
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to {his} purpose.
Jeremiah 13:12-14
Therefore thou shalt speak unto them this word; Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Every bottle shall be filled with wine: and they shall say unto thee, Do we not certainly know that every bottle shall be filled with wine?
Proverbs 1:31
Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.
Proverbs 14:14
The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man {shall be satisfied} from himself.
Revelation 18:6
Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double.
Habakkuk 2:16
Thou art filled with shame for glory: drink thou also, and let thy foreskin be uncovered: the cup of the LORD'S right hand shall be turned unto thee, and shameful spewing {shall be} on thy glory. {with...: or, more with shame than with glory}