Proverbs 21:15
It is joy to the just to do judgment: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
It is ioy to the iust to doe iudgement: but destruction shalbe to the workers of iniquitie.
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- Proverbs 10:29Rank 1 from verse 15
- Matthew 7:23Rank 2 from verse 15
- Ecclesiastes 3:12Rank 3 from verse 15
- Isaiah 64:5Rank 4 from verse 15
5Thou meetest him that rejoiceth and worketh righteousness, those that remember thee in thy ways: behold, thou art wroth; for we have sinned: in those is continuance, and we shall be saved.
5Thou meetest him that reioyceth, and worketh righteousnesse, those that remember thee in thy wayes: behold, thou art wroth, for we haue sinned: in those is continuance, and we shall be saued.
- Job 29:12–17Rank 5 from verse 15
12Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him.
13The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.
14I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my judgment was as a robe and a diadem.
15I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame.
16I was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched out.
17And I brake the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth.
12Because I deliuered the poore that cried, and the fatherlesse, and him that had none to helpe him.
13The blessing of him that was readie to perish, came vpon me: and I caused the widowes heart to sing for ioy.
14I put on righteousnesse, and it clothed me: my iudgement was as a robe and a diademe.
15I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame.
16I was a father to the poore: and the cause which I knewe not, I searched out.
17And I brake the †iawes of the wicked, and †pluckt the spoile out of his teeth.
- Matthew 13:41–42Rank 6 from verse 15
41The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity;
42And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
41The Sonne of man shall send forth his Angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdome all ‖things that offend, and them which doe iniquitie:
42And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wayling and gnashing of teeth.
- Psalms 40:8Rank 7 from verse 15
- Luke 13:27–28Rank 9 from verse 15
27But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity.
28There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out.
27*But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence you are; depart from me all ye workers of iniquitie.
28There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when yee shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Iacob, and all the Prophets in the kingdome of God, and you your selues thrust out.
- Proverbs 21:12Rank 10 from verse 15
- Proverbs 5:20Rank 11 from verse 15
- Psalms 112:1Rank 12 from verse 15
- Psalms 119:16Rank 13 from verse 15
- Psalms 119:92Rank 14 from verse 15
- Romans 7:22Rank 15 from verse 15
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Proverbs 21:15
Sense 1: Gladness, delight, or rejoicing. Sense 2: To rejoice, delight, or be glad.
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Right, righteous, upright, equitable, lawful, or fair.
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The act, authority, process, cause, or result of judging; discernment, legal hearing, verdict, ordinance, justice, government, vindication, condemnation, or punishment.
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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828
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destruction
The act, result, or state of destroying: ruin, overthrow, death, wasting, or that which brings ruin.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
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Persons who work, labor, or perform deeds.
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Wickedness, unrighteousness, transgression, or sin; the guilt or burden of such wrongdoing.
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21:14A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath.
21:14*A gift in secret pacifieth anger; and a reward in the bosome, strong wrath.
21:15It is joy to the just to do judgment: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
21:15 It is ioy to the iust to doe iudgement: but destruction shalbe to the workers of iniquitie.
Selected passage21:16The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead.
21:16The man that wandreth out of the way of vnderstanding, shall remaine in the congregation of the dead.