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Proverbs 12:21

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

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לֹאlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…יְאֻנֶּ֣הyeunehbefallאָנָהverb, pual, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “befall”, an unfinished actionH579to approach; hence, to meet in various sensesbefall, deliver, happen, seek a quarrel.לַצַּדִּ֣יקlatsadiqto justצַדִּיקpreposition, with the article, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “to just”, the ordinary formH6662justjust, lawful, righteous (man).כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).אָ֑וֶןavenidolאָוֶןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “idol”, the ordinary formH205strictly nothingness; also trouble. vanity, wickedness; specifically an idolaffliction, evil, false, idol, iniquity, mischief, mourners(-ing), naught, sorrow, unjust, unrighteous, vain, vanity, wicked(-ness). Compare H369 (אַיִן).וּ֝רְשָׁעִ֗יםureshaimand guiltyרָשָׁעconjunction, adjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “and guilty”, the ordinary formH7563morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person[phrase] condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.מָ֣לְאוּmalevbe at an endמָלֵאverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “be at an end”, a completed actionH4390to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)accomplish, confirm, [phrase] consecrate, be at an end, be expired, be fenced, fill, fulfil, (be, become, [idiom] draw, give in, go) full(-ly, -ly set, tale), (over-) flow, fulness, furnish, gather (selves, together), presume, replenish, s…רָֽעrabadרַעadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “bad”, the ordinary formH7451bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, [phrase] displease(-ure), distress, evil((-favouredness), man, thing), [phrase] exceedingly, [idiom] great, grief(-vous), harm, heavy, hurt(-ful), ill (favoured), [phrase] mark, mischief(-vous), misery…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

There shall no mischief befall the righteous; but the wicked are filled with evil.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

There shall no evil happen to a righteous [man]; but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.

Douay-Rheims

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

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

There shall no mischief befall the righteous; but the wicked are filled with evil.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

No injustice will please a just man; but the ungodly will be filled with mischief.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Οὐκ ἀρέσει τῷ δικαίῳ οὐδὲν ἄδικον, οἱ δὲ ἀσεβεῖς πλησθήσονται κακῶν.