Proverbs 21:12

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

God is always fair! He knows what the wicked do and will punish them.

Cross References

Genesis 19:29

When God destroyed the cities of the valley where Lot lived, he remembered his promise to Abraham and saved Lot from the terrible destruction.

Job 5:3

I have seen fools take root. But God sends a curse, suddenly uprooting them

Job 8:15

they take hold and fall because it's so flimsy.

Psalm 107:43

Be wise! Remember this and think about the kindness of the LORD.

Psalm 52:5

God will destroy you for ever! He will grab you and drag you from your homes. You will be uprooted and left to die.

Proverbs 13:6

Live right, and you are safe! But sin will destroy you.

Proverbs 14:11

The tent of a good person stands longer than the house of someone evil.

Proverbs 14:32

In times of trouble the wicked are destroyed, but even at death the innocent have faith.

Proverbs 29:16

Crime increases when crooks are in power, but law-abiding citizens will see them fall.

Hosea 14:9

If you are wise, you will know and understand what I mean. I am the LORD, and I lead you along the right path. If you obey me, we will walk together, but if you are wicked, you will stumble.

Amos 4:11

I destroyed many of you, just as I did the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. You were a burning stick I rescued from the fire. Even then you rejected me. I, the LORD, have spoken!

1 Corinthians 10:5

But most of them did not please God. So they died, and their bodies were scattered all over the desert.