Parallel Verses
American Standard Version
There shall no mischief happen to the righteous; But the wicked shall be filled with evil.
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.
Amplified
No harm befalls the righteous,
But the wicked are filled with trouble.
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 them that devise evil; But to the counsellors of peace is joy. 21 There shall no mischief happen to the righteous; But the wicked shall be filled with evil. 22 Lying lips are an abomination to Jehovah; But they that deal truly are his delight.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Psalm 91:10
There shall no evil befall thee, Neither shall any plague come nigh thy tent.
1 Peter 3:13
And who is he that will harm you, if ye be zealous of that which is good?
Revelation 18:6
Render unto her even as she rendered, and double unto her the double according to her works: in the cup which she mingled, mingle unto her double.
Jeremiah 13:12-14
Therefore thou shalt speak unto them this word: Thus saith Jehovah, the 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?
Habakkuk 2:16
Thou art filled with shame, and not glory: drink thou also, and be as one uncircumcised; the cup of Jehovah's right hand shall come round unto thee, and foul shame shall be upon thy glory.
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.
Romans 8:28
And we know that to them that love God all things work together for good, even to them that are called according to his purpose.
1 Corinthians 3:22-23
whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours;
2 Corinthians 4:17
For our light affliction, which is for the moment, worketh for us more and more exceedingly an eternal weight of glory;