Proverbs 12:21

World English Bible (2000)

No mischief shall happen to the righteous, but the wicked shall be filled with evil.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 91:10 : 10 no evil shall happen to you, neither shall any plague come near your dwelling.
  • 1 Pet 3:13 : 13 Now who is he who will harm you, if you become imitators of that which is good?
  • Rev 18:6 : 6 Return to her just as she returned, and repay her double as she did, and according to her works. In the cup which she mixed, mix to her double.
  • Jer 13:12-14 : 12 Therefore you shall speak to them this word: Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, Every bottle shall be filled with wine: and they shall tell you, Do we not certainly know that every bottle shall be filled with wine? 13 Then you shall tell them, Thus says Yahweh, Behold, I will fill all the inhabitants of this land, even the kings who sit on David's throne, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, with drunkenness. 14 I will dash them one against another, even the fathers and the sons together, says Yahweh: I will not pity, nor spare, nor have compassion, that I should not destroy them.
  • Hab 2:16 : 16 You are filled with shame, and not glory. You will also drink, and be exposed! The cup of Yahweh's right hand will come around to you, and disgrace will cover your glory.
  • Rom 8:28 : 28 We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, to those 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 things present, or things to come. All are yours, 23 and you are Christ's, and Christ is God's.
  • 2 Cor 4:17 : 17 For our light affliction, which is for the moment, works for us more and more exceedingly an eternal weight of glory;
  • Prov 1:31 : 31 Therefore they will eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own schemes.
  • Prov 14:14 : 14 The unfaithful will be repaid for his own ways; likewise a good man will be rewarded for his ways.

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    29 The way of Yahweh is a stronghold to the upright, but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

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    21 Misfortune pursues sinners, but prosperity rewards the righteous.

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    21 Evil shall kill the wicked. Those who hate the righteous shall be condemned.

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    7 The wicked are overthrown, and are no more, but the house of the righteous shall stand.

  • Prov 21:7
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    7 The violence of the wicked will drive them away, because they refuse to do what is right.

  • Prov 12:20
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    20 Deceit is in the heart of those who plot evil, but joy comes to the promoters of peace.

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    12 The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked, and brings the wicked to ruin.

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

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    15 Don't lay in wait, wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous. Don't destroy his resting place:

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    12 The wicked desires the plunder of evil men, but the root of the righteous flourishes.

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

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    23 The desire of the righteous is only good. The expectation of the wicked is wrath.

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    21 For the upright will dwell in the land. The perfect will remain in it.

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    6 Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

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    19 Don't fret yourself because of evildoers; neither be envious of the wicked:

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    8 A righteous person is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked takes his place.

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    18 The wicked is a ransom for the righteous; the treacherous for the upright.

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    12 The wicked plots against the just, and gnashes at him with his teeth.

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    6 Righteousness guards the way of integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

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    10 no evil shall happen to you, neither shall any plague come near your dwelling.

  • Ps 125:3
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  • Prov 17:13
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    13 Whoever rewards evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.

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

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    24 What the wicked fear, will overtake them, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.

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    18 Wicked people earn deceitful wages, but one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.

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    11 An evil speaker won't be established in the earth. Evil will hunt the violent man to overthrow him.

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    5 The thoughts of the righteous are just, but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.

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    42 The upright will see it, and be glad. All the wicked will shut their mouths.

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    12 Yes surely, God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert justice.

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    12 For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears open to their prayer; but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil."

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    27 He who diligently seeks good seeks favor, but he who searches after evil, it shall come to him.

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    22 "There is no peace," says Yahweh, "for the wicked."