Proverbs 21:15
The iust delighteth in doing the thing that is right: but destruction shalbe to the workers of wickednesse.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
It is joy to the just to do judgment: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
In Context
14A priuie rewarde pacifieth displeasure: and a gyft in the bosome [stylleth] furiousnesse.
16The man that wandereth out of the way of wysdome, shall remaine in the congregation of the dead.
Cross References
Proverbs 5:20Why wylt thou my sonne haue pleasure in a straunge woman, and embrace the bosome of a straunger?
Proverbs 21:12The righteous man wysely considereth the house of the wicked, and for their wickednesse [God] ouerthroweth the vngodly.
Isaiah 64:5Thou helpest hym that doth right with chearefulnesse, and them that thinke vpon thee in thy wayes: but lo, thou hast ben angrie, for we offended, and haue ben euer in sinne, though the worlde hath cleaued to them, yet shall we be saued.
Matthew 13:41The sonne of man shall sende foorth his Angels, and [they] shall gather out of his kyngdome, all thynges that offende, and them which do iniquitie:
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 21:15
14 A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath. Here is, 1. The power that is commonly found to be in gifts. Nothing is more violent than anger. O the force of strong wrath! And yet a handsome present, prudently managed, will turn away some men's wrath when it seemed implacable, and disarm the keenest and most passionate resentments. Covetousness is commonly a master-sin and has the command of other lusts. Pecuniæ obediunt omnia — Money commands all things. Thus Jacob pacified Esau and… Read the whole commentary →