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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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Charles Ellicott
On Proverbs 12:21
19th Century
Bishop
There shall no evil happen to the just.— Compare our Lord’s promise regarding temporal matters for those who seek the…
John Gill
On Proverbs 12:21
17th Century
Pastor
There shall no evil happen to the just
The evil of sin: no iniquity, as the Targum; which, and the Septuagint, Syria…
Matthew Henry
On Proverbs 12:21
17th Century
Minister
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…