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Proverbs 12:21

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There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.
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  1. 1 Peter 3:13Rank 1 from verse 21
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    13And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good?

  2. Psalms 91:10Rank 2 from verse 21
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    10There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.

  3. Romans 8:28Rank 3 from verse 21
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    28And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

  4. Jeremiah 13:12–14Rank 4 from verse 21
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    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.

  5. Proverbs 1:31Rank 5 from verse 21
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    31Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.

  6. 1 Corinthians 3:22–23Rank 6 from verse 21
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    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.

  7. Habakkuk 2:16Rank 7 from verse 21
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    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.

  8. Proverbs 14:14Rank 8 from verse 21
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    14The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.

  9. Revelation 18:6Rank 9 from verse 21
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    6Reward 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.

  10. 2 Corinthians 4:17Rank 10 from verse 21
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    17For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;

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Proverbs 12:21

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

evil

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Sense 1: Moral wickedness, sin, wrong, or corruption. Sense 2: Harm, misery, calamity, adversity, or punishment.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

happen

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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.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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but

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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

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filled

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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.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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12:20Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellers of peace is joy.

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

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12:22Lying lips are abomination to the Lord: but they that deal truly are his delight.

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