Proverbs 12:21 meaning and explanation
No harm befalls the righteous, but the wicked are filled with trouble.
Proverbs 12:21, Berean Standard Bible
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This is a proverb, a general observation from Israel's wisdom tradition rather than a promise that nothing painful ever happens to good people. In the chapter's pattern of contrasts, the righteous are those who live wisely before God, and the wicked are those who scheme against others.
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