The way of the Lord is a stronghold for the honourable, but destruction awaits evildoers.
Proverbs 21:15 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Justice executed is a joy to the righteous but a terror to evildoers. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 It is joy to the just to do judgment: But destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous (the upright, in right standing with God), but to the evildoers it is dismay, calamity, and ruin. American Standard Version (1901) It is joy to the righteous to do justice; But it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity. Common English Bible Acting justly is a joy to the righteous, but dreaded by those who do evil. Catholic Public Domain Version It is gladness for the just to do judgment; and it is dread for those who work iniquity. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version It is joy to the just to do judgment: and dread to them that work iniquity. |
The way of the Lord is a stronghold for the honourable, but destruction awaits evildoers.
The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked; he brings the wicked to ruin.
The person who strays from the way of prudence will come to rest in the assembly of the departed spirits.
Why, my son, would you lose yourself with a forbidden woman or embrace a wayward woman?
I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice and enjoy the good life.
You welcome the one who joyfully does what is right; they remember you in your ways. But we have sinned, and you were angry. How can we be saved if we remain in our sins?
Then I will announce to them, “I never knew you. Depart from me, you lawbreakers!” ,,
‘My food is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work,’ Jesus told them.