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Proverbs 21:15

World English Bible

It is joy to the righteous to do justice;
but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

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Proverbs 21:15 in other translations

It is joy to the righteous to do justice; But it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

Proverbs 21:15 · American Standard Version

Proverbs 21:15 in context

  1. 13Whoever stops his ears at the cry of the poor,
    he will also cry out, but shall not be heard.
  2. 14A gift in secret pacifies anger,
    and a bribe in the cloak, strong wrath.
  3. 15It is joy to the righteous to do justice;
    but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.
  4. 16The man who wanders out of the way of understanding
    shall rest in the assembly of the departed spirits.
  5. 17He who loves pleasure will be a poor man.
    He who loves wine and oil won’t be rich.