Proverbs 12:21

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No harm befalls the righteous, but the wicked are filled with trouble.

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  • Ps 91:10 : 10 no evil shall befall you, nor shall any plague come near your dwelling.
  • 1 Pet 3:13 : 13 Who then will harm you if you are zealous for what is good?
  • Rev 18:6 : 6 Repay her as she herself has repaid others, and pay her back double according to her deeds; in the cup she has mixed, mix a double portion for her.
  • Jer 13:12-14 : 12 Say this to them: 'This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Every jar will be filled with wine.' And if they say to you, 'Do we not know that every jar will be filled with wine?' 13 Then you shall say to them, ‘This is what the LORD says: Behold, I am about to fill all the inhabitants of this land, the kings who sit on David’s throne, the priests, the prophets, and all the people of Jerusalem with drunkenness. 14 And I will shatter them, one against another, fathers and sons together,’ declares the LORD. ‘I will show no pity, no compassion, and no mercy to prevent their destruction.’
  • Hab 2:16 : 16 You are filled with shame instead of glory; drink, yes, you too, and be exposed! The cup from the LORD's right hand will come around to you, and disgrace will cover your glory.
  • Rom 8:28 : 28 And we know that all things work together for the good of those who love God, who 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 the present or the future—all are yours, 23 and you are Christ’s, and Christ is God’s.
  • 2 Cor 4:17 : 17 For our momentary and light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison.
  • Prov 1:31 : 31 Therefore they will eat the fruit of their own way and be filled with their own schemes.
  • Prov 14:14 : 14 The backslider will be filled with their own ways, but a good person will be satisfied with their deeds.

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