Proverbs 21:15 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Justice executed is a joy to the righteous but a terror to evildoers. More versionsKing 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. |