Proverbs 21:15

Bible in Basic English (1941)

It is a joy to the good man to do right, but it is destruction to the workers of evil.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 10:29 : 29 The way of the Lord is a strong tower for the upright man, but destruction to the workers of evil.
  • Prov 21:12 : 12 The Upright One, looking on the house of the evil-doer, lets sinners be overturned to their destruction.
  • Eccl 3:12 : 12 I am certain that there is nothing better for a man than to be glad, and to do good while life is in him.
  • Isa 64:5 : 5 For we have all become like an unclean person, and all our good acts are like a dirty robe: and we have all become old like a dead leaf, and our sins, like the wind, take us away.
  • Matt 7:23 : 23 And then will I say to them, I never had knowledge of you: go from me, you workers of evil.
  • Matt 13:41-42 : 41 The Son of man will send out his angels, and they will take out of his kingdom everything which is a cause of error, and all those who do wrong, 42 And will put them into the fire; there will be weeping and cries of sorrow.
  • Luke 13:27-28 : 27 But he will say, Truly, I have no knowledge of you or where you come from; go away from me, you workers of evil. 28 There will be weeping and cries of sorrow when you see Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, but you yourselves are shut outside.
  • John 4:34 : 34 Jesus said, My food is to do the pleasure of him who sent me and to make his work complete.
  • Rom 7:22 : 22 In my heart I take pleasure in the law of God,
  • Job 29:12-17 : 12 For I was a saviour to the poor when he was crying for help, to the child with no father, and to him who had no supporter. 13 The blessing of him who was near to destruction came on me, and I put a song of joy into the widow's heart. 14 I put on righteousness as my clothing, and was full of it; right decisions were to me a robe and a head-dress. 15 I was eyes to the blind, and feet to him who had no power of walking. 16 I was a father to the poor, searching out the cause of him who was strange to me. 17 By me the great teeth of the evil-doer were broken, and I made him give up what he had violently taken away.
  • Ps 40:8 : 8 My delight is to do your pleasure, O my God; truly, your law is in my heart.
  • Ps 112:1 : 1 Let the Lord be praised. Happy is the man who gives honour to the Lord, and has great delight in his laws.
  • Ps 119:16 : 16 I will have delight in your rules; I will not let your word go out of my mind.
  • Ps 119:92 : 92 If your law had not been my delight, my troubles would have put an end to me.
  • Prov 5:20 : 20 Why let yourself, my son, go out of the way with a strange woman, and take another woman in your arms?

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 10:29
    80%

    29 The way of the Lord is a strong tower for the upright man, but destruction to the workers of evil.

  • Prov 21:7
    78%

    7 By their violent acts the evil-doers will be pulled away, because they have no desire to do what is right.

  • Job 31:3
    77%

    3 Is it not trouble for the sinner, and destruction for the evil-doers?

  • Prov 11:18-20
    3 verses
    76%

    18 The sinner gets the payment of deceit; but his reward is certain who puts in the seed of righteousness.

    19 So righteousness gives life; but he who goes after evil gets death for himself.

    20 The uncontrolled are hated by the Lord, but those whose ways are without error are his delight

  • Job 22:19
    75%

    19 The upright saw it and were glad: and those who had done no wrong made sport of them,

  • Prov 12:20-21
    2 verses
    75%

    20 Deceit is in the heart of those whose designs are evil, but for those purposing peace there is joy.

    21 No trouble will come to upright men, but sinners will be full of evil.

  • Prov 29:6
    75%

    6 In the steps of an evil man there is a net for him, but the upright man gets away quickly and is glad.

  • Prov 21:12
    75%

    12 The Upright One, looking on the house of the evil-doer, lets sinners be overturned to their destruction.

  • Prov 11:10
    74%

    10 When things go well for the upright man, all the town is glad; at the death of sinners, there are cries of joy.

  • Prov 13:6
    73%

    6 Righteousness keeps safe him whose way is without error, but evil-doers are overturned by sin.

  • Prov 2:14
    73%

    14 Who take pleasure in wrongdoing, and have joy in the evil designs of the sinner;

  • Isa 3:10-11
    2 verses
    73%

    10 Happy is the upright man! for he will have joy of the fruit of his ways.

    11 Unhappy is the sinner! for the reward of his evil doings will come on him.

  • Prov 13:21
    73%

    21 Evil will overtake sinners, but the upright will be rewarded with good.

  • Ps 94:15
    73%

    15 But decisions will again be made in righteousness; and they will be kept by all whose hearts are true.

  • Ps 107:42
    73%

    42 The upright see it and are glad: the mouth of the sinner is stopped.

  • Job 21:30
    73%

    30 How the evil man goes free in the day of trouble, and has salvation in the day of wrath?

  • Prov 10:16
    73%

    16 The work of the upright gives life: the increase of the evil-doer is a cause of sin.

  • Prov 11:3
    73%

    3 The righteousness of the upright will be their guide, but the twisted ways of the false will be their destruction.

  • Prov 11:23
    73%

    23 The desire of the upright man is only for good, but wrath is waiting for the evil-doer.

  • Ps 97:11
    72%

    11 Light is shining on the lovers of righteousness, and for the upright in heart there is joy.

  • Ps 92:7
    72%

    7 When the sinners come up like the grass, and all the workers of evil do well for themselves, it is so that their end may be eternal destruction.

  • Ps 34:21
    72%

    21 Evil will put an end to the sinner, and those who are haters of righteousness will come to destruction.

  • Prov 29:27
    72%

    27 An evil man is disgusting to the upright, and he who is upright is disgusting to evil-doers.

  • Prov 11:5-6
    2 verses
    72%

    5 The righteousness of the good man will make his way straight, but the sin of the evil-doer will be the cause of his fall.

    6 The righteousness of the upright will be their salvation, but the false will themselves be taken in their evil designs.

  • Prov 28:12
    72%

    12 When the upright do well, there is great glory; but when evil-doers are lifted up, men do not let themselves be seen.

  • Ps 58:10-11
    2 verses
    72%

    10 The upright man will be glad when he sees their punishment; his feet will be washed in the blood of the evil-doer.

    11 So that men will say, Truly there is a reward for righteousness; truly there is a God who is judge on the earth.

  • Isa 5:23
    72%

    23 Who for a reward give support to the cause of the sinner, and who take away the righteousness of the upright from him.

  • Prov 13:9
    72%

    9 There is a glad dawn for the upright man, but the light of the sinner will be put out.

  • Prov 11:31
    71%

    31 If the upright man is rewarded on earth, how much more the evil-doer and the sinner!

  • Prov 15:21
    71%

    21 Foolish behaviour is joy to the unwise; but a man of good sense makes his way straight.

  • Prov 13:15
    71%

    15 Wise behaviour gets approval, but the way of the false is their destruction.

  • Prov 16:12
    71%

    12 Evil-doing is disgusting to kings: for the seat of the ruler is based on righteousness.

  • Prov 21:3
    71%

    3 To do what is right and true is more pleasing to the Lord than an offering.

  • Ps 37:38
    71%

    38 But as for the sinners, they will be cut off together; the end of the wrongdoers is destruction.

  • Prov 14:11
    71%

    11 The house of the sinner will be overturned, but the tent of the upright man will do well.

  • Prov 17:15
    71%

    15 He who gives a decision for the evil-doer and he who gives a decision against the upright, are equally disgusting to the Lord.

  • Deut 25:1
    71%

    1 If there is an argument between men and they go to law with one another, let the judges give their decision for the upright, and against the wrongdoer.

  • Job 15:21
    71%

    21 A sound of fear is in his ears; in time of peace destruction will come on him:

  • Eccl 8:14
    71%

    14 There is a thing which is to no purpose done on the earth: that there are good men to whom is given the same punishment as those who are evil, and there are evil men who get the reward of the good. I say that this again is to no purpose.

  • Prov 29:2
    71%

    2 When the upright have power, the people are glad; when an evil man is ruler, grief comes on the people.

  • Prov 24:15
    71%

    15 Do not keep a secret watch, O evil-doer, against the fields of the upright man, or send destruction on his resting-place:

  • Prov 24:25
    71%

    25 But those who say sharp words to him will have delight, and a blessing of good will come on them.

  • Amos 5:7
    71%

    7 You who make the work of judging a bitter thing, crushing down righteousness to the earth;

  • Prov 14:19
    71%

    19 The knees of the evil are bent before the good; and sinners go down in the dust at the doors of the upright.