Parallel Verses
NET Bible
The righteous do not encounter any harm, but the wicked are filled with calamity.
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 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.
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 plot evil, but those who promote peace have joy. 21 The righteous do not encounter any harm, but the wicked are filled with calamity. 22 The Lord abhors a person who lies, but those who deal truthfully are his delight.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Psalm 91:10
No harm will overtake you; no illness will come near your home.
1 Peter 3:13
For who is going to harm you if you are devoted to what is good?
Revelation 18:6
Repay her the same way she repaid others; pay her back double corresponding to her deeds. In the cup she mixed, mix double the amount for her.
Jeremiah 13:12-14
"So tell them, 'The Lord, the God of Israel, says, "Every wine jar is made to be filled with wine."' And they will probably say to you, 'Do you not think we know that every wine jar is supposed to be filled with wine?'
Habakkuk 2:16
But you will become drunk with shame, not majesty. Now it is your turn to drink and expose your uncircumcised foreskin! The cup of wine in the Lord's right hand is coming to you, and disgrace will replace your majestic glory!
Proverbs 1:31
Therefore they will eat from the fruit of their way, and they will be stuffed full of their own counsel.
Proverbs 14:14
The backslider will be paid back from his own ways, but a good person will be rewarded for his.
Romans 8:28
And we know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who 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 the present or the future. Everything belongs to you,
2 Corinthians 4:17
For our momentary, light suffering is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison