Proverbs 12:21
21 No harm overtakes the righteous, but the wicked have their fill of trouble.
Other Translations of Proverbs 12:21
King James Version
21 There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.
English Standard Version
21 No ill befalls the righteous, but the wicked are filled with trouble.
The Message
21 No evil can overwhelm a good person, but the wicked have their hands full of it.
New King James Version
21 No grave trouble will overtake the righteous, But the wicked shall be filled with evil.
New Living Translation
21 No harm comes to the godly, but the wicked have their fill of trouble.
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 12:21
Commentary on Proverbs 12:21
(Read Proverbs 12:21)
If men are sincerely righteous, the righteous God has engaged that no evil shall happen to them. But they that delight in mischief shall have enough of it.