Parallel Verses
Amplified
No harm befalls the righteous,
But the wicked are filled with trouble.
New American Standard Bible
But the wicked are filled with trouble.
King James Version
There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.
Holman Bible
but the wicked are full of misery.
International Standard Version
No harm overwhelms the righteous, but the wicked overflow with trouble.
A Conservative Version
There shall no mischief happen to a righteous man, but the wicked shall be filled with evil.
American Standard Version
There shall no mischief happen to the righteous; But the wicked shall be filled with evil.
Bible in Basic English
No trouble will come to upright men, but sinners will be full of evil.
Darby Translation
There shall no evil happen to a righteous man; but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.
Julia Smith Translation
No iniquity shall approach to the just one: and the unjust were filled with evil.
King James 2000
There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with trouble.
Lexham Expanded Bible
{No evil will happen} to the righteous, but the wicked are filled [with] trouble.
Modern King James verseion
No evil shall happen to the just, but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
There shall no misfortune happen unto the just; but the ungodly shall be filled with misery.
NET Bible
The righteous do not encounter any harm, but the wicked are filled with calamity.
New Heart English Bible
No mischief shall happen to the righteous, but the wicked shall be filled with evil.
The Emphasized Bible
Unseemly to the righteous, is any trouble, but, the lawless, are full of misfortune.
Webster
There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.
World English Bible
No mischief shall happen to the righteous, but the wicked shall be filled with evil.
Youngs Literal Translation
No iniquity is desired by the righteous, And the wicked have been full of evil.
Themes
Evil » Who shall not have evil upon them
God's Promises » Of reward for spiritual service » Of safety
Topics
Interlinear
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 12:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
Proverbs Of Solomon
20
Deceit is in the heart of those who devise evil,
But counselors of peace have joy.
No harm befalls the righteous,
But the wicked are filled with trouble.
Lying lips are extremely disgusting to the Lord,
But those who deal faithfully are His delight.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Psalm 91:10
No evil will befall you,
Nor will any plague come near your tent.
1 Peter 3:13
Now who is there to hurt you if you become enthusiastic for what is good?
Revelation 18:6
Repay to her even as she has repaid others, and pay back [to her] double [her torment] in accordance with what she has done; in the cup [of sin and suffering] which she mixed, mix a double portion [of perfect justice] for her.
Jeremiah 13:12-14
“Therefore you are to speak this word to them, ‘Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, “Every jar should be filled with wine.”’ The people will say to you, ‘Do we not already know that every jar should be filled with wine?’
Habakkuk 2:16
“You will be filled with disgrace instead of honor.
Now drink and expose your own nakedness!
The cup [of wrath] in the Lord’s right hand will come around to you [O destroyer],
And utter disgrace will be on your own glory.
Proverbs 1:31
“Therefore they shall eat of the fruit of their own [wicked] way
And be satiated with [the penalty of] their own devices.
Proverbs 14:14
The backslider in heart will have his fill with his own [rotten] ways,
But a good man will be satisfied with his ways [the godly thought and action which his heart pursues and in which he delights].
Romans 8:28
And we know [with great confidence] that God [who is deeply concerned about us] causes all things to work together [as a plan] for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to His plan and purpose.
1 Corinthians 3:22-23
whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas (Peter) or the world or life or death or things present or things to come; all things are yours,
2 Corinthians 4:17
For our momentary, light distress [this passing trouble] is producing for us an eternal weight of glory [a fullness] beyond all measure [surpassing all comparisons, a transcendent splendor and an endless blessedness]!