Verse Proverbs 12:21. _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...
CHAPTER 12 THE CONTRAST IN RELATION TO VARIOUS CONDITIONS In these proverbs we have the righteous mentioned, his thoughts, his words, his domestic relationship, his attitude toward animal creation Pro...
PROVERBS 12. Here we have a number of proverbs handling the favourite subject of retribution (Proverbs 12:2 f., Proverbs 12:7; Proverbs 12:14;...
NO EVIL. nothing in vain. Hebrew. _'aven_. App-44. MISCHIEF. Hebrew. _ra'a'._ Same word as "evil" in verses: Proverbs 12:12; Proverbs 12:20....
_evil … mischief_ Rather, MISCHIEF … EVIL, with R.V., reversing the meaning of the two Heb. words....
TEXT Proverbs 12:20-28 20. Deceit is in the heart of them that devise evil; But to the counsellors of peace is joy. 21. There shall be no mischief happen to the righteous; But the wicked shall b...
There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief. THERE SHALL NO EVIL HAPPEN TO THE JUST: BUT THE WICKED SHALL BE FILLED WITH MISCHIEF. "No evil" (literally, iniqu...
MISCHIEF] i.e. calamity (Proverbs 17:20; Proverbs 28:14)....
4. A CROWN, etc.] Possibly there may be a reference to the crown worn on their wedding-day by bride and bridegroom (Song of Solomon 3:11; Song of Solomon 8:9). In Damascus the bridal crown consists of...
LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM PROVERBS _KEITH SIMONS_ CHAPTER 12 V1 A person who loves knowledge will accept correction. Only a stupid person hates correction....
God protects good people. He does not protect evil people. See Psalms 91....
THERE SHALL NO EVIL HAPPEN TO THE JUST. — Comp. our Lord’s promise as to temporal matters for those who “seek the kingdom of God” (Matthew 6:33). and for God’s care in spiritual matters, 1 Corinthians...
CHAPTER 13 THE TONGUE "A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his MOUTH: and the doings of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him."- Proverbs 12:14 "In the transgression of the LIPS i...
Verse Proverbs 12:9. That is to say, it matters little that one is not counted as of any importance by his neighbors if, nevertheless, he is able to keep a servant, that is, to employ someone to minis...
_Sad. Even if he fall into sin, he will not lose all hope. (Calmet) --- The accidents accompanying this life will not overwhelm him. (St. Chrysostom) --- Hebrew, "no evil shall befall the just." If he...
The lip of truth shall be established forever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment. Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace is joy. There shall no evil hap...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 10 THROUGH 31. In chapter 10 begin the details which teach those who give ear how to avoid the snares into which the simple might fall, the path to be followe...
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...
There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief. Ver. 21. _There shall no evil happen to the just._] First, For evil of sin: God will not lead him into temptation...
_Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil_ Either, 1st, Deceit toward others, whom they design to deceive, and then to destroy, while good counsellors bring safety and joy to others: or, rathe...
V. 21. THERE SHALL NO EVIL HAPPEN TO THE JUST, the very suffering coming upon them in God's wise government being but blessings in disguise, Psalms 91:10; Romans 8:28; BUT THE WICKED SHALL BE FILLED W...
NO EVIL; either, 1. Of sin; or rather, 2. Of suffering or mischief, as the next clause explains this. No such evil shall befall them as doth commonly befall the wicked, who are filled, or overwhelme...
Proverbs 12:21 trouble H205 overtake H579 (H8792) righteous H6662 wicked H7563 filled H4390 (H8804) evil H7451
THE IMPORTANCE OF TRUTH AND SOUND AUTHORITY (PROVERBS 12:17). In this next subsection the stress is on truth as opposed to falsehood, on authority as opposed to disobedience, and on the benefits accru...
CONTENTS: Proverbs contrasting good and evil. CHARACTERS: God. CONCLUSION: In the life of the righteous, there is all true comfort and satisfaction and at the end of life there is eternal joy. The m...
Proverbs 12:4. _A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband,_ as illustrated at large in chap. 31. Proverbs 12:9. _He that is despised, and hath a servant._ There are various comments here. He that is...
_There shall no evil happen to the just._ THE SECURITY OF THE FAITHFUL The things which distinguish us most try us most. Those attributes of our nature which serve to mark its superiority, serve also...
PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 12:16 The fool’s perspective of being “right in his own eyes” (v. Proverbs 12:15) is illustrated in his speech, which is contrasted with that of the wise....
_MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 12:21_ ALL WORKING FOR THE GOOD OF THE RIGHTEOUS The first clause cannot, of course, mean that nothing that appears evil—that no sorrow or loss happens to the just. Such...
EXPOSITION PROVERBS 12:1 INSTRUCTION; correction, discipline, which shows a man his faults, gives him a lowly opinion of himself, and opens his mind to receive _knowledge, _especially the knowledge o...
Whoso loves instruction loves knowledge: but he who hates reproof is brutish (Proverbs 12:1). And there's a lot in the Proverbs about instructing a wise man and he will love you. Instruct a fool and...
1 Corinthians 3:22; 1 Corinthians 3:23; 2 Corinthians 4:17; Habakkuk 2:16;...
Does God always spare the godly from grave trouble? PROBLEM: In some places the Bible promises, “No grave trouble will overtake the righteous” (Proverbs 12:21; cf. 1 Peter 3:13). But, in other places...