There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
There shall no mischief happen to the righteous; But the wicked shall be filled with evil.
WEB
No harm befalls the righteous, but the wicked are filled with trouble.
YLT
No iniquity is desired by the righteous, And the wicked have been full of evil.
DBT
There shall no evil happen to a righteous [man]; but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentProverbs — Gnomic wisdom — sayings, instructions, and the binary of wisdom vs. folly. Fear of the LORD as the integrative theme; the virtuous woman of Prov 31 as the book's closing portrait of wisdom embodied.
- Author
- Solomon principally (1:1; chs 10–22:16 and 25–29 explicitly); Agur (ch 30); Lemuel's mother (ch 31:1–9); editorial compilation by Hezekiah's men (25:1).
- Date
- Solomon's reign c. 970–930 BC; Hezekiah's editorial layer c. 715–687 BC.