21No iniquity is desired by the righteous, And the wicked have been full of evil.


In Context

18 A rash speaker is like piercings of a sword, And the tongue of the wise is healing.

19 The lip of truth is established for ever, And for a moment — a tongue of falsehood.

20 Deceit is in the heart of those devising evil, And to those counselling peace is joy.

21 No iniquity is desired by the righteous, And the wicked have been full of evil.

22 An abomination to Jehovah are lying lips, And stedfast doers are his delight.

23 A prudent man is concealing knowledge, And the heart of fools proclaimeth folly.

Proverbs 12:21 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:21There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

12:21No harm befalls the righteous, but the wicked have their fill of trouble.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

12:21Whatsoever shall befall the just man. it shall not make him sad: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

12:21There shall no mischief happen to the righteous; But the wicked shall be filled with evil.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:21There shall no evil happen to a righteous man; but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

12:21There shall no mischief happen to the righteous: but the wicked shall be filled with evil.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:21There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:21No mischief shall happen to the righteous, but the wicked shall be filled with evil.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:21There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.