E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 12:21
no evil = nothing in vain. Hebrew. 'aven . App-44 . mischief. Hebrew. ra'a'. Same word as "evil" in verses: Proverbs 12:12 , Proverbs 12:20 . read more
箴言 12:21-22 Cunpss
E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 12:22
abomination, &c. See note on Proverbs 3:32 . they that deal truly are, &c. Some codices, with Septuagint, read "is" (singular) = he that dealeth, &c. read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 12:21
"There shall be no mischief happen to the righteous; But the wicked shall be filled with evil."Toy preserved the form of the antithesis thus: "No mischief befalls the righteous, but the wicked are full of misfortune."[31] read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 12:22
"Lying lips are an abomination to Jehovah; But they that deal truly are his delight."This verse is quite similar to Proverbs 11:20, and our comments there are applicable here. read more
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 12:22
Proverbs 12:22. Lying lips are abomination to the Lord— "The Lord (says Melancthon on this verse) recommends to us the love and care of truth, both in doctrines concerning himself, and in arts, and all honest covenants and contracts: for truth being among the chiefest and most conspicuous virtues, therefore the contrary vice is condemned by an expressive word, תועבה toeibah, abomination: that is, such an evil as God detests with a singular indignation (for idols are called תועבות toeiboth,... read more
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 12:21
21. no evil—(as in :-), under God's wise limitations ( :-). mischief—as penal evil. read more
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 12:22
22. deal truly—or, "faithfully," that is, according to promises (compare :-). read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Proverbs 12:13-28
6. Avoiding trouble 12:13-28 read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Proverbs 12:21
". . . decent people do not have frequent trouble of their own making . . ." [Note: Ross, p. 972.] The verse is also true when one considers what happens to people after death, as well as before."The rigid application of this law was the mainstay of Job’s comforters; but taken rightly, it is a stimulating truth as valid for Paul (Romans 8:28 with 36, 37) as for Joseph (Genesis 50:20)-cheaply held in prosperity, precious in adversity." [Note: Kidner, p. 98.] read more
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Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Proverbs 12:1-28
Honest speech and honest work (12:1-28)There are further proverbs on attitudes towards criticism (12:1-2; see notes on 9:7-9), the stability of the righteous (3) and the value of a good wife (4). The righteous, besides having good principles, have the courage to speak up at risk to themselves in order to save others (5-7).If people live humbly and in keeping with their financial capacity, they may not achieve high social status, but at least they will remain free of debt. They are wiser than... read more