Proverbs 21:15

¹³ Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too shall cry out and receive no answer.

¹⁴ A gift in secret soothes anger, and a covert bribe pacifies great wrath.

Justice executed is a joy to the righteous, but a terror to the workers of iniquity.

¹⁶ The man who strays from the path of understanding will rest in the assembly of the dead.

¹⁷ He who loves pleasure will become poor; the one who loves wine and oil will never be rich.

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Sammenlign

ÅB: Det er en glede for den rettferdige å gjøre rett, men en redsel for dem som gjør urett.
OTB: Gjennomføring av rettferdighet bringer glede til de rettferdige, men skrekk til dem som gjør ondt.
B1930: Det er en glede for den rettferdige å gjøre rett, men en redsel for dem som gjør urett.

BSB: Justice executed is a joy to the righteous, but a terror to the workers of iniquity.
KJV: It is joy to the just to do judgment: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
WEB: It is joy to the righteous to do justice; but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.
ASV: It is joy to the righteous to do justice; But it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.
DARBY: It is joy to a righteous [man] to do what is right; but it is ruin for the workers of iniquity.
BLB: A joy for the righteous is doing justice, and a terror for the workers of iniquity.

Proverbs 10:29
The way of the LORD is a refuge to the upright, but destruction awaits those who do evil.
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Matthew 7:23
Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!’
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Isaiah 64:5
You welcome those who gladly do right, who remember Your ways. Surely You were angry, for we sinned. How can we be saved if we remain in our sins?
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Ecclesiastes 3:12
I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice and do good while they live,
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Job 29:12–17
because I rescued the poor who cried out and the fatherless who had no helper.
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Matthew 13:41–42
The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will weed out of His kingdom every cause of sin and all who practice lawlessness.
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Psalms 40:8
I delight to do Your will, O my God; Your law is within my heart.”
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John 4:34
Jesus explained, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to finish His work.
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