Proverbs 21:15

Bishops' Bible (1568)

The iust delighteth in doing the thing that is right: but destruction shalbe to the workers of wickednesse.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 10:29 : 29 The way of the Lord geueth courage vnto the godly: but it is a feare for wicked doers.
  • Prov 21:12 : 12 The righteous man wysely considereth the house of the wicked, and for their wickednesse God ouerthroweth the vngodly.
  • Eccl 3:12 : 12 So I perceaued that in those thinges there is nothyng better for a man then to be mery, and to do well as long as he lyueth.
  • Isa 64:5 : 5 Thou helpest hym that doth right with chearefulnesse, and them that thinke vpon thee in thy wayes: but lo, thou hast ben angrie, for we offended, and haue ben euer in sinne, though the worlde hath cleaued to them, yet shall we be saued.
  • Matt 7:23 : 23 And then wyll I confesse vnto them, I neuer knewe you: Depart from me, ye that worke iniquitie.
  • Matt 13:41-42 : 41 The sonne of man shall sende foorth his Angels, and they shall gather out of his kyngdome, all thynges that offende, and them which do iniquitie: 42 And shall cast them into a furnesse of fyre: There shalbe waylyng and gnasshyng of teeth.
  • Luke 13:27-28 : 27 And he shall say, I tell you, I knowe you not, whence ye are: depart from me all ye that worke iniquitie. 28 There shalbe weepyng & gnasshyng of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Iacob, and all the prophetes, in the kyngdome of God, and ye your selues thrust out.
  • John 4:34 : 34 Iesus sayth vnto them: my meate is to do the wyll of hym that sent me, and to finishe his worke.
  • Rom 7:22 : 22 For I delite in the lawe of God, after the inwarde man:
  • Job 29:12-17 : 12 For I deliuered the poore when he cryed, and the fatherlesse, and hym that had none to helpe hym. 13 The blessing of him that was redy to perishe came vpon me, and I caused the widowes heart to reioyce. 14 And why? I put vpon me righteousnesse, which couered me as a garment, and equitie was my crowne. 15 I was an eye to the blinde, and a foote to the lame. 16 I was a father to the poore: and when I knewe not the cause, I sought it out diligently. 17 I brake the iawes of the vnrighteous man, and pluckt the spoyle out of his teeth.
  • Ps 40:8 : 8 Then sayde I, lo I am come: in the booke of thy lawe it is written of me that I shoulde fulfyll thy wyll O my God, I am content to do it, yea thy lawe is within the middest of my brest.
  • Ps 112:1 : 1 Prayse ye the Lorde. Blessed is the man that feareth God: he hath great delight in his commaundementes.
  • Ps 119:16 : 16 My delyght shalbe in thy statutes: and I wyll not forget thy worde.
  • Ps 119:92 : 92 If my delight had not ben in thy lawe: I shoulde haue perished in myne affliction.
  • Prov 5:20 : 20 Why wylt thou my sonne haue pleasure in a straunge woman, and embrace the bosome of a straunger?

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 10:29
    80%

    29The way of the Lord geueth courage vnto the godly: but it is a feare for wicked doers.

  • Prov 21:7
    78%

    7The robberies of the vngodly shalbe their owne destruction: for they wyll not do the thing that is right.

  • Job 31:3
    77%

    3Is not destruction to the wicked? and straunge punishement to the workers of iniquitie?

  • Prov 11:18-20
    3 verses
    76%

    18The vngodly worketh deceiptfull workes: but he that soweth righteousnesse shall receaue a sure rewarde.

    19Lyke as ryghteousnesse bringeth lyfe: euen so to cleaue vnto euyll, bryngeth death.

    20The Lorde abhorreth them that be of a corrupt heart: but he hath pleasure in them that are of an vndefiled conuersation.

  • Job 22:19
    75%

    19The righteous sawe it and were glad, and the innocent laughed them to scorne.

  • Prov 12:20-21
    2 verses
    75%

    20Deceipt is in the heart of them that imagine euyll: but to the counsaylers of peace shalbe ioy.

    21There shall no aduersitie happen vnto the iust: but the vngodly shalbe fylled with miserie.

  • Prov 29:6
    75%

    6The sinne of the wicked is his owne snare: but the ryghteous doth syng and reioyce.

  • Prov 21:12
    75%

    12The righteous man wysely considereth the house of the wicked, and for their wickednesse God ouerthroweth the vngodly.

  • Prov 11:10
    74%

    10When it goeth well with the ryghteous the citie is mery: and when the vngodly perishe there is gladnesse.

  • Prov 13:6
    73%

    6Ryghteousnesse kepeth the innocent in the way: but vngodlinesse doth ouerthrowe the sinner.

  • Prov 2:14
    73%

    14Which reioyce in doyng naught, and delite in the wickednesse of the euyll:

  • Isa 3:10-11
    2 verses
    73%

    10Say to the ryghteous that it shall go well with them: for they shall eate the fruite of their owne studies.

    11But wo be vnto the wicked, for it shalbe euyll with hym: for he shalbe rewarded after his owne workes.

  • Prov 13:21
    73%

    21Mischiefe foloweth vpon sinners: but the righteous shal haue a good reward.

  • Ps 94:15
    73%

    15For iudgement shalbe reduced vnto iustice: and after it shall all such as be vpryght of heart be iudged.

  • Ps 107:42
    73%

    42The righteous will marke this and reioyce: and the mouth of all wickednesse shalbe stopped.

  • Job 21:30
    73%

    30That the wicked is kept vnto the day of destruction, and the vngodly shalbe brought foorth to the day of wrath.

  • Prov 10:16
    73%

    16The labour of the righteous tendeth to lyfe: but the fruites of the vngodly, to sinne.

  • Prov 11:3
    73%

    3The innocent dealyng of the iust shall leade them: but the wickednesse of the offendours shalbe their owne destruction.

  • Prov 11:23
    73%

    23The desire of the ryghteous is acceptable: but the hope of the vngodly is indignation.

  • Ps 97:11
    72%

    11There is sowen a lyght for the ryghteous: and gladnesse for such as be vpryght of heart.

  • Ps 92:7
    72%

    7Wheras the vngodly do bud vp greene as the grasse, and wheras all workers of iniquitie do florishe: that they notwithstandyng shalbe destroyed for euer and euer.

  • Ps 34:21
    72%

    21Malice shal put the vngodly to death: and they that hate the righteous, shalbe brought to naught.

  • Prov 29:27
    72%

    27The righteous abhorreth the vngodlye: and the wicked hateth hym that is in the ryght way.

  • Prov 11:5-6
    2 verses
    72%

    5The ryghteousnesse of the innocent ordereth his way: but the vngodly shall fall in his owne wickednesse.

    6The righteousnesse of the iust shall delyuer them: but the wicked shalbe taken in their owne vngodlynesse.

  • Prov 28:12
    72%

    12When righteous men do reioyce, there is great glory: but when the wicked come vp, the man is tryed.

  • Ps 58:10-11
    2 verses
    72%

    10The righteous wyll reioyce when he seeth the vengeaunce: he wyll washe his foote steppes in the blood of the vngodly.

    11And euery man shall say, veryly there is a rewarde for the righteous: doubtlesse there is a God that iudgeth in the earth.

  • Isa 5:23
    72%

    23Wo be vnto them that geue sentence with the vngodly for rewardes, but condempne the iust cause of the ryghteous.

  • Prov 13:9
    72%

    9The lyght of the ryghteous maketh ioyfull: but the candell of the vngodly shalbe put out.

  • Prov 11:31
    71%

    31If the ryghteous be recompensed vpon earth: howe much more then the vngodly and the sinner?

  • Prov 15:21
    71%

    21Foolishnesse is ioy to him that is destitute of knowledge: but a man of vnderstandyng walketh vprightly.

  • Prov 13:15
    71%

    15Good vnderstandyng geueth fauour: but harde is the way of the dispisers.

  • Prov 16:12
    71%

    12Wicked doers are an abhomination to the kyng, for a kynges seate shoulde be holden vp with ryghteousnesse.

  • Prov 21:3
    71%

    3To do righteousnes and iudgement, is more acceptable to the Lorde then sacrifice.

  • Ps 37:38
    71%

    38As for wicked transgressours, they shalbe destroyed all together: and the ende of the vngodly shalbe rooted vp at the last.

  • Prov 14:11
    71%

    11The house of the vngodly shalbe ouerthrowen: but the tabernacle of the righteous shall florishe.

  • Prov 17:15
    71%

    15The Lorde hateth as well hym that iustifieth the vngodly, as him that condempneth the innocent.

  • Deut 25:1
    71%

    1If there be strife betweene men, they shall come vnto the lawe, and let the Iudges geue sentence betwene them: and iustifie the righteous, & condemne the vngodly.

  • Job 15:21
    71%

    21A feareful sounde is euer in his eares, and when he is in peace, the destroyer shall come vpon him.

  • Eccl 8:14
    71%

    14Yet is there a vanitie vpon earth: There be iust men vnto whom it happeneth as though they had the workes of the vngodly: Againe, there be vngodly, with whom it goeth as though they had the workes of the righteous: This haue I called also a vayne thing.

  • Prov 29:2
    71%

    2When the ryghteous are in aucthoritie the people do reioyce: but when the wicked beare rule, the people mourne.

  • Prov 24:15
    71%

    15Laye no priuie wayte (O wicked man) against the house of the righteous, and spoyle not his resting place.

  • Prov 24:25
    71%

    25But they that rebuke the vngodly in them doth God delight, and a rych blessing shall come vpon them.

  • Amos 5:7
    71%

    7They turne iudgement to wormewood, and forsake righteousnesse in the earth.

  • Prov 14:19
    71%

    19The euyll shall bowe them selues before the good: and the vngodly shall wayte at the gates of the ryghteous.