Proverbs 12:21
No harm befalls the righteous, but the wicked are filled with trouble.
BSB
ASV
There shall no mischief happen to the righteous; But the wicked shall be filled with evil.
KJV
There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.
There shall no evil happen to the just,.... The evil of sin: no iniquity, as the Targum; which, and the Septuagint, Syriac, and Arabic versions, interpret of sin not being agreeable, convenient, suit able, and pleasing to a righteous man. Moreover, the Lord, by his Spirit and grace, weakens the power of sin in them; and, by his providence, prevents and removes occasion of sinning; and by his power preserves from it, from being overcome and carried away with it, at least finally and totally.
There shall no evil happen to the just - No, for all things work together for good to them that love God. Whatever occurs to a righteous man God turns to his advantage. But, on the other hand, the wicked are filled with mischief: they are hurt, grieved, and wounded, by every occurrence; and nothing turns to their profit.
The walk8
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Romans 8:28And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.
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And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore you, secure you, strengthen you, and establish…
Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.
As for you, what you intended against me for evil, God intended for good, in order to accomplish a day like this—to preserve the lives of many people.
Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;
Rather, as it is written: “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no heart has imagined, what God has prepared for those who love Him.”
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Psalms 91:10no evil will befall you, no plague will approach your tent.
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The LORD will guard you from all evil; He will preserve your soul.
And the LORD will remove from you all sickness. He will not lay upon you any of the terrible diseases you knew in Egypt, but He will inflict them on all who hate you.
But if we hope for what we do not yet see, we wait for it patiently.
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.