Proverbs 12:21
There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.
There shall no euill happen to the iust: but the wicked shall bee filled with mischiefe.
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- 1 Peter 3:13Rank 1 from verse 21
- Psalms 91:10Rank 2 from verse 21
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- Jeremiah 13:12–14Rank 4 from verse 21
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 shall be filled with wine?
13Then shalt thou say unto them, Thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will fill all the inhabitants of this land, even the kings that sit upon David’s throne, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, with drunkenness.
14And I will dash them one against another, even the fathers and the sons together, saith the Lord: I will not pity, nor spare, nor have mercy, but destroy them.
12¶ Therefore thou shalt speake vnto them this word; Thus saith the LORD God of Israel; Euerie botle shalbe filled with wine: and they shall say vnto thee; Doe we not certainly know, that euery botle shall be filled with wine?
13Then shalt thou say vnto them; Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will fill all the inhabitants of this land, euen the kings that sit vpon Dauids throne, and the priests and the prophets, and all the inhabitants of Ierusalem with drunkennesse.
14††And I will dash them one against another, euen the fathers and the sonnes together, saith the LORD: I wil not pitie nor spare, nor haue mercie, but destroy them.
- Proverbs 1:31Rank 5 from verse 21
- 1 Corinthians 3:22–23Rank 6 from verse 21
22Whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours;
23And ye are Christ’s; and Christ is God’s.
22Whether Paul, or Apollo, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come, all are yours.
23And yee are Christs, and Christ is Gods.
- Habakkuk 2:16Rank 7 from verse 21
16Thou 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.
16‖*Thou art filled with shame for glory: drinke thou also, and let thy foreskin bee vncouered: the cup of the Lords right hand shall be turned vnto thee, and shamefull spewing shalbe on thy glory.
- Proverbs 14:14Rank 8 from verse 21
- Revelation 18:6Rank 9 from verse 21
- 2 Corinthians 4:17Rank 10 from verse 21
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Proverbs 12:21
An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
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Sense 1: Moral wickedness, sin, wrong, or corruption. Sense 2: Harm, misery, calamity, adversity, or punishment.
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To light; to fall or come unexpectedly. To come by chance; to come without one’s previous expectation; to fall out. To come; to befall.
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Right, righteous, upright, equitable, lawful, or fair.
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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828
Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of fill. Sense 1: To make full or occupy capacity. Sense 2: To satisfy. Sense 3: To occupy. Sense 4: To complete what is lacking.
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Harm, hurt, injury, damage, or evil.
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20Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellers of peace is joy.
20Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine euill: but to the counsellours of peace, is ioy.
21There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.
21There shall no euill happen to the iust: but the wicked shall bee filled with mischiefe.
Selected passage22Lying lips are abomination to the Lord: but they that deal truly are his delight.
22Lying lippes are abomination to the LORD: but they that deale truely, are his delight.