Proverbs 21:15
15 It is joy to the just to do judgment: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
Other Translations of Proverbs 21:15
New International Version
15 When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers.
English Standard Version
15 When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers.
The Message
15 Good people celebrate when justice triumphs, but for the workers of evil it's a bad day.
New King James Version
15 It is a joy for the just to do justice, But destruction will come to the workers of iniquity.
New Living Translation
15 Justice is a joy to the godly, but it terrifies evildoers.
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 21:15
Commentary on Proverbs 21:15
(Read Proverbs 21:15)
There is true pleasure only in the practice of religion.