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No mischief shall happen to the righteous, But the wicked shall be filled with evil.
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Redefining 'No Evil'
Commentators clarify that this verse doesn't promise a life free from all trouble. Rather, it means no ultimate, destructive evil will befall the righteous. Scholars explain this refers to both the final punishment for sin, which Christ bore, and the ultimate power of sin. Any afflictions believers face are not truly 'evil' in God's economy, as He works them for their good.
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19th Century
Anglican
There shall no evil happen to the just.— Compare our Lord’s promise regarding temporal matters for those who seek the…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
There shall no evil happen to the just The evil of sin: no iniquity, as the Targum; which, and the Septuagint, Syria…
Presbyterian
If people are sincerely righteous, the righteous God has pledged that no evil will happen to them. But those who delight in mischief will have enou…