New American Standard Bible 1995
Proverbs 21:15
Proverbs 21:15 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)It is joy to the just to do judgment: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
- New International Version (NIV)When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers.
- English Standard Version (ESV)When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers.
- New King James Version (NKJV)It is a joy for the just to do justice, But destruction will come to the workers of iniquity.
Context of Proverbs 21:15
13He who shuts his ear to the cry of the poor Will also cry himself and not be answered. 14A gift in secret subdues anger, And a bribe in the bosom, strong wrath. The exercise of justice is joy for the righteous, But is terror to the workers of iniquity. 16A man who wanders from the way of understanding Will rest in the assembly of the dead. 17He who loves pleasure will become a poor man; He who loves wine and oil will not become rich.
Read all of Proverbs 21Proverbs 21:15 word by word
שִׂמְחָ֣ה לַ֭צַּדִּיק עֲשׂ֣וֹת מִשְׁפָּ֑ט וּ֝מְחִתָּ֗ה לְפֹ֣עֲלֵי אָֽוֶן׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 21:15
- Job 29:12Because I delivered the poor who cried for help, And the orphan who had no helper.
- Psalms 40:8I delight to do Your will, O my God; Your Law is within my heart.”
- Psalms 112:1Praise the Lord! How blessed is the man who fears the Lord, Who greatly delights in His commandments.
- Psalms 119:16I shall delight in Your statutes; I shall not forget Your word.
- Ecclesiastes 3:12I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice and to do good in one’s lifetime;
- Isaiah 64:5You meet him who rejoices in doing righteousness, Who remembers You in Your ways. Behold, You were angry, for we sinned, We continued in them a long time; And shall we be saved?
- John 4:34Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to accomplish His work.
- Romans 7:22For I joyfully concur with the law of God in the inner man,
- Proverbs 21:12The righteous one considers the house of the wicked, Turning the wicked to ruin.
- Proverbs 5:20For why should you, my son, be exhilarated with an adulteress And embrace the bosom of a foreigner?
- Proverbs 10:29The way of the Lord is a stronghold to the upright, But ruin to the workers of iniquity.
- Matthew 7:23And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness.’
- Matthew 13:41The Son of Man will send forth His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all stumbling blocks, and those who commit lawlessness,
- Luke 13:27and He will say, ‘I tell you, I do not know where you are from; depart from Me, all you evildoers.’
Commentaries on Proverbs 21:15
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15Verse 15 There is true pleasure only in the practice of religion.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15God is fair, so he rewards good people and punishes bad ones. This is why good people love justice, and bad people fear it.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. But the just love right and need no bribes. The wicked at last meet destruction, though for a time happy in concealing corruption.Read the comment
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Notes
- 1. Proverbs 21:15 Prov 10:29 ↩
Commentaries on Proverbs 21
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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