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.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- 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.
- 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.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 10:29
The way of the LORD is a refuge to the upright, but destruction awaits those who do evil.
Read in contextMatthew 7:23
Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!’
Read in contextIsaiah 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?
Read in contextEcclesiastes 3:12
I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice and do good while they live,
Read in contextJob 29:12–17
because I rescued the poor who cried out and the fatherless who had no helper.
Read in contextMatthew 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.
Read in contextPsalms 40:8
I delight to do Your will, O my God; Your law is within my heart.”
Read in contextJohn 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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