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In Proverbs 12:21, Solomon writes, No harm befalls the righteous, but the wicked are filled with trouble (v. 21). This proverb must be read as wisdom literature, not as a denial that righteous people suffer. Solomon’s point is about ultimate moral outcome, not the absence of hardship.
In the truest sense, no harm befalls the righteous because God guards their path and uses even suffering within His good purposes. Trouble does not finally master them. It cannot destroy the good that God is working in and through righteousness.
The wicked, however, are filled with trouble. Trouble surrounds them because their path continually generates it. They carry unrest within and often create unrest around them. Evil is not peaceful, even when it looks prosperous from a distance.
Used with permission from TheBibleSays.com.
You can access the original article here:Proverbs 12:21 Meaning
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