Proverbs 21:15
To do justice shall be joy to the righteous; But destruction is for them that do iniquity.
Noyes Bible
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 gift in secret pacifieth anger; And a present in the bosom, strong wrath.
16A man who wandereth from the way of discretion Shall rest in the assembly of the dead.
Cross References
Psalms 40:8O my God! to do thy will is my delight, And thy law dwelleth in my heart!”
Psalms 119:16I delight myself in thy statutes; I do not forget thy word.
Proverbs 5:20Why, then, my son, wilt thou be ravished with a wanton, And embrace the bosom of a stranger?
Proverbs 21:12The righteous man hath regard to the house of the wicked; He casteth the wicked headlong into ruin.
Isaiah 64:5Thou art the friend of those who joyfully do righteousness, Those who remember thee in thy ways. Behold, thou art angry, and we are punished; Long doth the punishment endure, before we are delivered.
Matthew 13:41The Son of man will send forth his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all the stumbling-blocks, and those who do iniquity,
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 →