Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
No evil shall happen to the just, but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.
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.
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 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 imagine evil, but to counselors of peace there is joy. 21 No evil shall happen to the just, but the wicked shall be filled with mischief. 22 Lying lips are hateful to Jehovah, but those who deal truly are His delight.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Psalm 91:10
no evil shall befall You, nor shall any plague come near Your dwelling.
1 Peter 3:13
And who is the one who will harm you if you become imitators of the good?
Revelation 18:6
Reward her as she has rewarded you, and double to her double, according to her works. In the cup which she mixed, mix double to her.
Jeremiah 13:12-14
So you will speak to them this Word: So says Jehovah, the God of Israel, Every skin shall be filled with wine. And they shall say to you, Do we not surely know that every skin shall be filled with wine?
Habakkuk 2:16
You are filled with shame instead of glory; drink also, and be seen as one uncircumcised! The cup of Jehovah's right hand shall turn on you, and disgrace shall be your glory.
Proverbs 1:31
and they shall eat the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own desires.
Proverbs 14:14
The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways, but a good man from himself.
Romans 8:28
And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.
1 Corinthians 3:22-23
whether it is 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 the lightness of our present affliction works out for us a far more excellent eternal weight of glory,