Proverbs 21:12

Easy To Read Version

God is good. God knows what evil people are doing, and he will punish them.

Cross References

Genesis 19:29

God destroyed the cities in the valley. But when God did this, he remembered Abraham {and did not destroy Abraham’s nephew}. Lot had been living among the cities in the valley. But God sent Lot away from there before he destroyed those cities.

Job 5:3

I saw a foolish person\par who thought he was safe.\par But suddenly, he died. {\cf2\super [12]} \par

Job 8:15

If a person leans against a spider’s web,\par the web will break.\par He holds on to the spider’s web,\par but it won’t support him.\par

Psalm 107:43

If a person is wise,\par he will remember these things.\par Then he will begin to understand\par what God’s love really is.\par

Psalm 52:5

So God will ruin you forever!\par He will grab you\par and pull you from your home, {\cf2\super [313]} \par like a person pulling a plant\par out of the ground, roots and all! {\cf2\super [314]} \par

Proverbs 13:6

Goodness protects a good, honest person. But evil defeats the person that loves to sin.

Proverbs 14:11

The house of an evil person will be destroyed. But the home of a good person will live forever.

Proverbs 14:32

During times of trouble, evil people are defeated. But good people win a victory even during death.

Proverbs 29:16

If evil people are ruling the nation, then sin will be everywhere. But good people will win in the end.

Hosea 14:9

A wise person understands these things.\par A smart person should learn these things.\par The Lord’s ways are right.\par Good people will live by them.\par Sinners will die by them. {\cf2\super [153]} \par

Amos 4:11

“I destroyed you like I destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah. {\cf2\super [55]} And those cities were completely destroyed. You were like a burnt stick pulled from a fire. But still you didn’t come back to me \{for help\}.” The Lord said those things.

1 Corinthians 10:5

But God was not pleased with most of those people. They were killed in the desert.