Proverbs 21:15
“It is joy to the just to do judgment: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Proverbs 21:15 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
It is joy to the just to do judgment: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
It is joy to the righteous to do justice; But it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Dem Gerechten ist es Freude, Recht zu üben; aber denen, die Frevel tun, ein Schrecken.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Alegría es al justo hacer juicio; mas quebrantamiento á los que hacen iniquidad.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Alegria para o justo é fazer justiça; mas isso é pavor para os que praticam maldade.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Quando a justiça é feita, ela traz alegria ao justo, mas traz terror para os malfeitores.
📖 Proverbs 21:15 in Context
13Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.
14A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath.
15It is joy to the just to do judgment: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
16The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead.
17He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.
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