Proverbs 2:14

New English Translation

who delight in doing evil, they rejoice in perverse evil;

Cross References

Proverbs 10:23

Carrying out a wicked scheme is enjoyable to a fool, and so is wisdom for the one who has discernment.

Proverbs 21:10

The appetite of the wicked desires evil; his neighbor is shown no favor in his eyes.

Proverbs 4:16

For they cannot sleep unless they cause harm; they are robbed of sleep until they make someone stumble.

Jeremiah 11:15

The Lord says to the people of Judah, “What right do you have to be in my temple, my beloved people? Many of you have done wicked things. Can your acts of treachery be so easily canceled by sacred offerings that you take joy in doing evil even while you make them?

Hosea 7:3

The royal advisers delight the king with their evil schemes, the princes make him glad with their lies.

Habakkuk 1:15

The Babylonian tyrant pulls them all up with a fishhook; he hauls them in with his throw net. When he catches them in his dragnet, he is very happy.

Zephaniah 3:11

In that day you will not be ashamed of all your rebelliousness against me, for then I will remove from your midst those who proudly boast, and you will never again be arrogant on my holy hill.

Romans 1:32

Although they fully know God’s righteous decree that those who practice such things deserve to die, they not only do them but also approve of those who practice them.

1 Corinthians 13:6

It is not glad about injustice, but rejoices in the truth.