Proverbs 12:21

American Standard Version (1901)

There shall no mischief happen to the righteous; But the wicked shall be filled with evil.

Additional Resources

Referenced Verses

  • Ps 91:10 : 10 There shall no evil befall thee, Neither shall any plague come nigh thy tent.
  • 1 Pet 3:13 : 13 And who is he that will harm you, if ye be zealous of that which is good?
  • Rev 18:6 : 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.
  • Jer 13:12-14 : 12 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? 13 Then shalt thou say unto them, Thus saith Jehovah, Behold, I will fill all the inhabitants of this land, even the kings that sit upon David's throne, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, with drunkenness. 14 And I will dash them one against another, even the fathers and the sons together, saith Jehovah: I will not pity, nor spare, nor have compassion, that I should not destroy them.
  • Hab 2:16 : 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.
  • Rom 8:28 : 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 Cor 3:22-23 : 22 whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours; 23 and ye are Christ's; and Christ is God's.
  • 2 Cor 4:17 : 17 For our light affliction, which is for the moment, worketh for us more and more exceedingly an eternal weight of glory;
  • Prov 1:31 : 31 Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, And be filled with their own devices.
  • Prov 14:14 : 14 The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways; And a good man [shall be satisfied] from himself.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Prov 10:29-30
    2 verses
    78%

    29The way of Jehovah is a stronghold to the upright; But it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

    30The righteous shall never be removed; But the wicked shall not dwell in the land.

  • Prov 13:21
    78%

    21Evil pursueth sinners; But the righteous shall be recompensed with good.

  • Ps 34:21
    77%

    21Evil shall slay the wicked; And they that hate the righteous shall be condemned.

  • Prov 12:7
    77%

    7The wicked are overthrown, and are not; But the house of the righteous shall stand.

  • Prov 21:7
    76%

    7The violence of the wicked shall sweep them away, Because they refuse to do justice.

  • Prov 12:20
    76%

    20Deceit is in the heart of them that devise evil; But to the counsellors of peace is joy.

  • Prov 21:12
    76%

    12The righteous man considereth the house of the wicked, [How] the wicked are overthrown to [their] ruin.

  • Prov 14:19
    76%

    19The evil bow down before the good; And the wicked, at the gates of the righteous.

  • Prov 24:15
    76%

    15Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous; Destroy not his resting-place:

  • Prov 12:12-13
    2 verses
    76%

    12The wicked desireth the net of evil men; But the root of the righteous yieldeth [fruit] .

    13In the transgression of the lips is a snare to the evil man; But the righteous shall come out of trouble.

  • Prov 21:15
    75%

    15It is joy to the righteous to do justice; But it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

  • Prov 11:23
    75%

    23The desire of the righteous is only good; [But] the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

  • Prov 11:5-6
    2 verses
    75%

    5The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way; But the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.

    6The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them; But the treacherous shall be taken in their own iniquity.

  • Prov 2:21-22
    2 verses
    75%

    21For the upright shall dwell in the land, And the perfect shall remain in it.

    22But the wicked shall be cut off from the land, And the treacherous shall be rooted out of it.

  • Prov 10:6
    75%

    6Blessings are upon the head of the righteous; But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

  • Prov 24:19-20
    2 verses
    74%

    19Fret not thyself because of evil-doers; Neither be thou envious at the wicked:

    20For there shall be no reward to the evil man; The lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

  • Prov 11:8
    74%

    8The righteous is delivered out of trouble, And the wicked cometh in his stead.

  • Prov 21:18
    74%

    18The wicked is a ransom for the righteous; And the treacherous [cometh] in the stead of the upright.

  • Ps 37:12
    74%

    12The wicked plotteth against the just, And gnasheth upon him with his teeth.

  • Prov 13:6
    74%

    6Righteousness guardeth him that is upright in the way; But wickedness overthroweth the sinner.

  • Prov 11:21
    74%

    21[Though] hand [join] in hand, the evil man shall not be unpunished; But the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.

  • Ps 91:10
    74%

    10There shall no evil befall thee, Neither shall any plague come nigh thy tent.

  • Ps 125:3
    73%

    3For the sceptre of wickedness shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; That the righteous put not forth their hands unto iniquity.

  • Prov 17:13
    73%

    13Whoso rewardeth evil for good, Evil shall not depart from his house.

  • Isa 3:10-11
    2 verses
    73%

    10Say ye of the righteous, that [it shall be] well [with him] ; for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.

    11Woe unto the wicked! [it shall be] ill [with him] ; for what his hands have done shall be done unto him.

  • Prov 24:8
    73%

    8He that deviseth to do evil, Men shall call him a mischief-maker.

  • Prov 14:22
    73%

    22Do they not err that devise evil? But mercy and truth [shall be to] them that devise good.

  • Eccl 8:13
    73%

    13but it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong [his] days, [which are] as a shadow; because he feareth not before God.

  • Job 22:18
    73%

    18Yet he filled their houses with good things: But the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

  • Isa 57:21
    73%

    21There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked.

  • Ps 37:32
    73%

    32The wicked watcheth the righteous, And seeketh to slay him.

  • Prov 10:24
    73%

    24The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him; And the desire of the righteous shall be granted.

  • Prov 11:18-19
    2 verses
    73%

    18The wicked earneth deceitful wages; But he that soweth righteousness [hath] a sure reward.

    19He that is stedfast in righteousness [shall attain] unto life; And he that pursueth evil [doeth it] to his own death.

  • Ps 140:11
    73%

    11An evil speaker shall not be established in the earth: Evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.

  • Prov 12:5
    73%

    5The thoughts of the righteous are just; [But] the counsels of the wicked are deceit.

  • Ps 107:42
    73%

    42The upright shall see it, and be glad; And all iniquity shall stop her mouth.

  • Ps 37:10
    73%

    10For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: Yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and he shall not be.

  • Job 34:12
    73%

    12Yea, of a surety, God will not do wickedly, Neither will the Almighty pervert justice.

  • 1 Pet 3:12
    73%

    12For the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, And his ears unto their supplication: But the face of the Lord is upon them that do evil.

  • Isa 31:2
    73%

    2Yet he also is wise, and will bring evil, and will not call back his words, but will arise against the house of the evil-doers, and against the help of them that work iniquity.

  • Prov 12:3
    73%

    3A man shall not be established by wickedness; But the root of the righteous shall not be moved.

  • Prov 11:27
    72%

    27He that diligently seeketh good seeketh favor; But he that searcheth after evil, it shall come unto him.

  • Isa 48:22
    72%

    22There is no peace, saith Jehovah, to the wicked.