Proverbs 21:15

American Standard Version (1901)

It is joy to the righteous to do justice; But it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 10:29 : 29 The way of Jehovah is a stronghold to the upright; But it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.
  • Prov 21:12 : 12 The righteous man considereth the house of the wicked, [How] the wicked are overthrown to [their] ruin.
  • Eccl 3:12 : 12 I know that there is nothing better for them, than to rejoice, and to do good so long as they live.
  • Isa 64:5 : 5 Thou meetest him that rejoiceth and worketh righteousness, those that remember thee in thy ways: behold, thou wast wroth, and we sinned: in them [have we been] of long time; and shall we be saved?
  • Matt 7:23 : 23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
  • Matt 13:41-42 : 41 The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that cause stumbling, and them that do iniquity, 42 and shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.
  • Luke 13:27-28 : 27 and he shall say, I tell you, I know not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity. 28 There shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and yourselves cast forth without.
  • John 4:34 : 34 Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to accomplish his work.
  • Rom 7:22 : 22 For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:
  • Job 29:12-17 : 12 Because I delivered the poor that cried, The fatherless also, that had none to help him. 13 The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me; And I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy. 14 I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: My justice was as a robe and a diadem. 15 I was eyes to the blind, And feet was I to the lame. 16 I was a father to the needy: And the cause of him that I knew not I searched out. 17 And I brake the jaws of the unrighteous, And plucked the prey out of his teeth.
  • Ps 40:8 : 8 I delight to do thy will, O my God; Yea, thy law is within my heart.
  • Ps 112:1 : 1 Praise ye Jehovah. Blessed is the man that feareth Jehovah, That delighteth greatly in his commandments.
  • Ps 119:16 : 16 I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word.
  • Ps 119:92 : 92 Unless thy law had been my delight, I should then have perished in mine affliction.
  • Prov 5:20 : 20 For why shouldest thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, And embrace the bosom of a foreigner?

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Prov 10:29
    80%

    29The way of Jehovah is a stronghold to the upright; But it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

  • Prov 21:7
    78%

    7The violence of the wicked shall sweep them away, Because they refuse to do justice.

  • Job 31:3
    77%

    3Is it not calamity to the unrighteous, And disaster to the workers of iniquity?

  • Prov 11:18-20
    3 verses
    76%

    18The wicked earneth deceitful wages; But he that soweth righteousness [hath] a sure reward.

    19He that is stedfast in righteousness [shall attain] unto life; And he that pursueth evil [doeth it] to his own death.

    20They that are perverse in heart are an abomination to Jehovah; But such as are perfect in [their] way are his delight.

  • Job 22:19
    75%

    19The righteous see it, and are glad; And the innocent laugh them to scorn,

  • Prov 12:20-21
    2 verses
    75%

    20Deceit is in the heart of them that devise evil; But to the counsellors of peace is joy.

    21There shall no mischief happen to the righteous; But the wicked shall be filled with evil.

  • Prov 29:6
    75%

    6In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare; But the righteous doth sing and rejoice.

  • Prov 21:12
    75%

    12The righteous man considereth the house of the wicked, [How] the wicked are overthrown to [their] ruin.

  • Prov 11:10
    74%

    10When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth; And when the wicked perish, there is shouting.

  • Prov 13:6
    73%

    6Righteousness guardeth him that is upright in the way; But wickedness overthroweth the sinner.

  • Prov 2:14
    73%

    14Who rejoice to do evil, And delight in the perverseness of evil;

  • Isa 3:10-11
    2 verses
    73%

    10Say ye of the righteous, that [it shall be] well [with him] ; for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.

    11Woe unto the wicked! [it shall be] ill [with him] ; for what his hands have done shall be done unto him.

  • Prov 13:21
    73%

    21Evil pursueth sinners; But the righteous shall be recompensed with good.

  • Ps 94:15
    73%

    15For judgment shall return unto righteousness; And all the upright in heart shall follow it.

  • Ps 107:42
    73%

    42The upright shall see it, and be glad; And all iniquity shall stop her mouth.

  • Job 21:30
    73%

    30That the evil man is reserved to the day of calamity? That they are led forth to the day of wrath?

  • Prov 10:16
    73%

    16The labor of the righteous [tendeth] to life; The increase of the wicked, to sin.

  • Prov 11:3
    73%

    3The integrity of the upright shall guide them; But the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them.

  • Prov 11:23
    73%

    23The desire of the righteous is only good; [But] the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

  • Ps 97:11
    72%

    11Light is sown for the righteous, And gladness for the upright in heart.

  • Ps 92:7
    72%

    7When the wicked spring as the grass, And when all the workers of iniquity do flourish; It is that they shall be destroyed for ever.

  • Ps 34:21
    72%

    21Evil shall slay the wicked; And they that hate the righteous shall be condemned.

  • Prov 29:27
    72%

    27An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous; And he that is upright in the way is an abomination to the wicked.

  • Prov 11:5-6
    2 verses
    72%

    5The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way; But the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.

    6The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them; But the treacherous shall be taken in their own iniquity.

  • Prov 28:12
    72%

    12When the righteous triumph, there is great glory; But when the wicked rise, men hide themselves.

  • Ps 58:10-11
    2 verses
    72%

    10The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: He shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked;

    11So that men shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous: Verily there is a God that judgeth in the earth.

  • Isa 5:23
    72%

    23that justify the wicked for a bribe, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!

  • Prov 13:9
    72%

    9The light of the righteous rejoiceth; But the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

  • Prov 11:31
    71%

    31Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: How much more the wicked and the sinner!

  • Prov 15:21
    71%

    21Folly is joy to him that is void of wisdom; But a man of understanding maketh straight his going.

  • Prov 13:15
    71%

    15Good understanding giveth favor; But the way of the transgressor is hard.

  • Prov 16:12
    71%

    12It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness; For the throne is established by righteousness.

  • Prov 21:3
    71%

    3To do righteousness and justice Is more acceptable to Jehovah than sacrifice.

  • Ps 37:38
    71%

    38As for transgressors, they shall be destroyed together; The end of the wicked shall be cut off.

  • Prov 14:11
    71%

    11The house of the wicked shall be overthrown; But the tent of the upright shall flourish.

  • Prov 17:15
    71%

    15He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the righteous, Both of them alike are an abomination to Jehovah.

  • Deut 25:1
    71%

    1If there be a controversy between men, and they come unto judgment, and [the judges] judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked;

  • Job 15:21
    71%

    21A sound of terrors is in his ears; In prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him.

  • Eccl 8:14
    71%

    14There is a vanity which is done upon the earth, that there are righteous men unto whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked; again, there are wicked men to whom it happeneth according to the work of the righteous: I said that this also is vanity.

  • Prov 29:2
    71%

    2When the righteous are increased, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man beareth rule, the people sigh.

  • Prov 24:15
    71%

    15Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous; Destroy not his resting-place:

  • Prov 24:25
    71%

    25But to them that rebuke [him] shall be delight, And a good blessing shall come upon them.

  • Amos 5:7
    71%

    7Ye who turn justice to wormwood, and cast down righteousness to the earth,

  • Prov 14:19
    71%

    19The evil bow down before the good; And the wicked, at the gates of the righteous.