21 No harm befalls the righteous, but the wicked are filled with trouble.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 12:21
Discipline, Truthful Speech, Diligence, and the Stable Root of the Righteous
The chapter moves through moral contrasts around discipline, stability, household life, prudence, work, speech, counsel, truth, peace, diligence, anxiety, friendship, and the life-giving path of righteousness.
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Verse 21
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No לֹא־ H3808 Adverb - Negative particle harm אָ֑וֶן H205 Noun - masculine singular befalls יְאֻנֶּ֣ה H579 Verb - Pual - Imperfect - third person masculine singular the righteous לַצַּדִּ֣יק H6662 Preposition-l, Article | Adjective - masculine singular . . . כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct but the wicked וּ֝רְשָׁעִ֗ים H7563 Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine plural are filled מָ֣לְאוּ H4390 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural with trouble רָֽע׃ H7451 Adjective - masculine singular