Proverbs 21:15

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Justice brings joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 10:29 : 29 The way of the LORD is a stronghold to the blameless, but it is ruin to evildoers.
  • Prov 21:12 : 12 The righteous one considers the house of the wicked and brings the wicked down to ruin.
  • Eccl 3:12 : 12 I know that there is nothing better for people than to rejoice and to do good while they live.
  • Isa 64:5 : 5 We have all become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous deeds are like filthy rags. We wither like a leaf, and our sins carry us away like the wind.
  • Matt 7:23 : 23 Then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.'
  • Matt 13:41-42 : 41 The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will gather from his kingdom all things that cause sin and all who practice lawlessness. 42 They will throw them into the blazing furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
  • Luke 13:27-28 : 27 'But he will reply, 'I don’t know you or where you come from. Away from me, all you evildoers!' 28 There will be weeping there, and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but you yourselves thrown out.
  • John 4:34 : 34 Jesus said to them, "My food is to do the will of the one who sent me and to accomplish his work.
  • Rom 7:22 : 22 For in my inner being I delight in God’s law;
  • Job 29:12-17 : 12 Because I rescued the poor who cried for help, and the orphan who had no helper. 13 The blessing of the one about to perish came upon me, and I made the widow's heart sing for joy. 14 I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; my justice was like a robe and a turban. 15 I was eyes to the blind, and feet to the lame. 16 I was a father to the needy, and I searched out the case of one I did not know. 17 I broke the jaws of the wicked and snatched the prey from his teeth.
  • Ps 40:8 : 8 Then I said, 'Here I am; I have come. In the scroll of the book it is written about me.'
  • Ps 112:1 : 1 Praise the LORD! How blessed is the man who fears the LORD and greatly delights in His commandments.
  • Ps 119:16 : 16 I will delight in Your statutes; I will not forget Your word.
  • Ps 119:92 : 92 If Your law had not been my delight, I would have perished in my affliction.
  • Prov 5:20 : 20 Why, my son, should you be captivated by a forbidden woman or embrace the bosom of a stranger?

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 10:29
    80%

    29The way of the LORD is a stronghold to the blameless, but it is ruin to evildoers.

  • Prov 21:7
    78%

    7The violence of the wicked will sweep them away because they refuse to act justly.

  • Job 31:3
    77%

    3Is it not disaster for the wicked and calamity for those who do evil?

  • Prov 11:18-20
    3 verses
    76%

    18The wicked person earns deceptive wages, but the one who sows righteousness receives a sure reward.

    19True righteousness leads to life, but whoever chases after evil brings about his own death.

    20Those with twisted hearts are detestable to the Lord, but His delight is in those whose ways are blameless.

  • Job 22:19
    75%

    19The righteous see it and are glad; the innocent mock them.

  • Prov 12:20-21
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    75%

    20Deceit is in the heart of those who plot evil, but joy is for those who counsel peace.

    21No harm befalls the righteous, but the wicked are filled with trouble.

  • Prov 29:6
    75%

    6An evil man is ensnared by his transgression, but the righteous rejoice and are glad.

  • Prov 21:12
    75%

    12The righteous one considers the house of the wicked and brings the wicked down to ruin.

  • Prov 11:10
    74%

    10When the righteous prosper, the city rejoices, and when the wicked perish, there is joyful shouting.

  • Prov 13:6
    73%

    6Righteousness guards the way of integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

  • Prov 2:14
    73%

    14from those who rejoice in doing evil and delight in the perversity of wickedness.

  • Isa 3:10-11
    2 verses
    73%

    10Tell the righteous that it will go well for them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their deeds.

    11Woe to the wicked! Disaster is upon them; they will be repaid for their deeds.

  • Prov 13:21
    73%

    21Trouble pursues sinners, but the righteous are rewarded with good.

  • Ps 94:15
    73%

    15For judgment will again be founded on righteousness, and all the upright in heart will follow it.

  • Ps 107:42
    73%

    42The upright see this and rejoice, but all wickedness shuts its mouth.

  • Job 21:30
    73%

    30That the wicked are spared in the day of calamity, that they are brought forth in the day of wrath?

  • Prov 10:16
    73%

    16The wages of the righteous lead to life, but the income of the wicked leads to sin.

  • Prov 11:3
    73%

    3The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.

  • Prov 11:23
    73%

    23The desire of the righteous brings only good, but the hope of the wicked leads to wrath.

  • Ps 97:11
    72%

    11Light is sown for the righteous, and joy for the upright in heart.

  • Ps 92:7
    72%

    7A senseless person does not know, and a fool does not understand this:

  • Ps 34:21
    72%

    21He protects all his bones; not one of them is broken.

  • Prov 29:27
    72%

    27The righteous detest the unjust, and the wicked detest the upright.

  • Prov 11:5-6
    2 verses
    72%

    5The righteousness of the blameless makes their path straight, but the wicked fall because of their own wickedness.

    6The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the treacherous are trapped by their own desires.

  • Prov 28:12
    72%

    12When the righteous triumph, there is great glory, but when the wicked rise, people hide themselves.

  • Ps 58:10-11
    2 verses
    72%

    10Before your pots can feel the heat of the thorns—whether green or burning—he will sweep them away.

    11The righteous will rejoice when they see vengeance; they will bathe their feet in the blood of the wicked.

  • Isa 5:23
    72%

    23who acquit the guilty for a bribe and deny justice to the righteous!

  • Prov 13:9
    72%

    9The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is snuffed out.

  • Prov 11:31
    71%

    31If the righteous are repaid on earth, how much more the wicked and the sinner!

  • Prov 15:21
    71%

    21Foolishness brings joy to one lacking sense, but a person of understanding walks a straight path.

  • Prov 13:15
    71%

    15Good understanding wins favor, but the way of the treacherous leads to ruin.

  • Prov 16:12
    71%

    12Kings detest wrongdoing, for a throne is established by righteousness.

  • Prov 21:3
    71%

    3To do righteousness and justice is preferred by the LORD rather than sacrifice.

  • Ps 37:38
    71%

    38But the transgressors will all be destroyed; the future of the wicked will be cut off.

  • Prov 14:11
    71%

    11The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish.

  • Prov 17:15
    71%

    15Acquitting the guilty and condemning the righteous—both are detestable to the Lord.

  • Deut 25:1
    71%

    1If there is a dispute between men, and they come to court for judgment, the judges shall justify the innocent and condemn the guilty.

  • Job 15:21
    71%

    21Terrifying sounds are in his ears; in prosperity, the destroyer will come upon him.

  • Eccl 8:14
    71%

    14There is a futility that takes place on the earth: righteous people receive what the wicked deserve, and wicked people receive what the righteous deserve. I said, 'This too is vanity.'

  • Prov 29:2
    71%

    2When the righteous increase, the people rejoice, but when a wicked ruler governs, the people groan.

  • Prov 24:15
    71%

    15Do not lie in ambush, wicked person, at the house of the righteous; do not destroy their resting place.

  • Prov 24:25
    71%

    25But it will go well with those who rebuke, and a blessing of goodness will come upon them.

  • Amos 5:7
    71%

    7You who turn justice to bitterness and cast righteousness to the ground—

  • Prov 14:19
    71%

    19Evil people will bow down before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.