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Proverbs 12:21

There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.

KJV

Non contristabit justum quidquid ei acciderit : impii autem replebuntur malo.

Vulgate

οὐκ ἀρέσει τῷ δικαίῳ οὐδὲν ἄδικον, οἱ δὲ ἀσεβεῖς πλησθήσονται κακῶν.

LXX

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

ASV

לֹא יְאֻנֶּ֣ה לַ/צַּדִּ֣יק כָּל אָ֑וֶן וּ֝/רְשָׁעִ֗ים מָ֣לְאוּ רָֽע

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

8 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אָֽוֶן
'vn
noun · 78×
כָּל
kl
noun · 5376×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
מִתְאַנֶּ֥ה
mt'nh
verb · 4×
מָלְאָ֥ה
ml'h
verb · 248×
צַדִּ֑יק
tsdyq
adjective · 199×
רְשָׁעִ֣ים
rsh'ym
adjective · 257×
רָ֑ע
r'
verb · 664×

Historic Christian voices

5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Was there sin in Christ? Was there the "fomes" of sin in Him? Was there ignorance? Was His soul passible? Was there sensible pain in Him? Was there sorrow? Was there fear? Was there wonder? Was there anger? Was He at once wayfarer and comprehensor? Article 1. Whether there was sin in Christ? Objection 1. It would seem that there was sin in Christ. For it is written (Psalm 21:2)…

Cross-references

  • 1Cor 3:22 — Whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours;
  • 1Pet 3:13 — And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good?
  • Hab 2:16 — Thou art filled with shame for glory: drink thou also, and let thy foreskin be uncovered: the cup of the LORD’s right hand shall be turned unto thee, and shameful spewing shall be on thy glory.
  • Jer 13:12 — Therefore thou shalt speak unto them this word; Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Every bottle shall be filled with wine: and they shall say unto thee, Do we not certainly know that every bottle shal
  • Prov 1:31 — Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.
  • Prov 14:14 — The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.
  • Prov 19:23 — The fear of the LORD tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.
  • Ps 91:10 — There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.
  • Ps 91:10 — There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.
  • Ps 121:7 — The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.
  • Rev 18:6 — Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double.
  • Rom 8:28 — And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.