Proverbs 12:21
Old Testament • 5 words with Strong's data
"There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief."
Word-by-Word Analysis
רַע
raʻ
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
אָנָה
ʼânâh
to approach; hence, to meet in various senses
רָשָׁע
râshâʻ
morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person
מָלֵא
mâlêʼ
to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)
עָמָל
ʻâmâl
toil, i.e. wearing effort; hence, worry, wheth. of body or mind
Key Terms in This Verse
עָמָל ʻâmâl
toil, i.e. wearing effort; hence, worry, wheth. of body or mind
Study H5999 →מָלֵא mâlêʼ
to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)
Study H4390 →Cross References
And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good?
There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.
Reward 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.
The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.
Thou 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.
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