Proverbs 21:15

Coverdale Bible (1535)

The iust delyteth in doynge the thynge that is right, but the workers of wickednesse abhorre the same.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 10:29 : 29 The waye of the LORDE geueth a corage vnto ye godly, but it is a feare for wicked doers.
  • Prov 21:12 : 12 The rightuous enfourmeth the house of the vngodly, but ye vngodly go on still after their owne wickednesse.
  • Eccl 3:12 : 12 So I perceaued, yt in these thinges there is nothinge better for a man, the to be mery & to do well so longe as he lyueth.
  • Isa 64:5 : 5 Thou helpest him that doth right with cherefulnesse, and them that thynke vpon thy wayes. But lo, thou art angrie, for we offende, and haue bene euer in synne, and there is not one whole.
  • Matt 7:23 : 23 And then will I knowlege vnto them: I neuer knewe you, Departe fro me, ye workers of iniquite.
  • Matt 13:41-42 : 41 The sonne of man shal sende forth his angels, & they shal gather out of his kingdome all thinges yt offende, & the yt do iniquyte, 42 & shal cast the in to a fornace of fyre, there shalbe waylinge and gnasshinge of teth.
  • Luke 13:27-28 : 27 And he shal saye: I tell you, I knowe you not whence ye are. Departe fro me all ye workers of iniquyte. 28 There shalbe wepynge and gnasshinge of teth, when ye shal se Abraham, and Isaac, and Iacob and all the prophetes in ye kyngdome of God, and youre selues thrust out,
  • John 4:34 : 34 Iesus sayde vnto the: My meate is this, that I do the wyll of him that sent me, and to fynish 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 delyuered ye poore whe he cried, & the fatherlesse yt wanted helpe. 13 He yt shulde haue bene lost, gaue me a good worde, & ye widdowes hert praised me. 14 And why? I put vpon me rightuousnes, which couered me as a garmet, & equite was my crowne. 15 I was an eye vnto the blynde, & a fote to the lame. 16 I was a father vnto the poore, & whe I knew not their cause, I sought it out diligetly. 17 I brake the chaftes of ye vnrightuous, & plucte the spoyle out of their teth.
  • Ps 40:8 : 8 In the begynnynge of the boke it is written of me, that I shulde fulfill thy wil O my God, & that am I contet to do: yee thy lawe is within my hert.
  • Ps 112:1 : 1 Blessed is the man yt feareth the LORDE, & hath greate delite in his commaundementes.
  • Ps 119:16 : 16 My delite shalbe in thy statutes, I will not forget thy wordes.
  • Ps 119:92 : 92 Yf my delyte were not in thy lawe, I shulde perishe in my trouble.
  • Prov 5:20 : 20 My sonne, why wilt thou haue pleasure in an harlot, and embrace the bosome of another woma?

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%

    29 The waye of the LORDE geueth a corage vnto ye godly, but it is a feare for wicked doers.

  • Prov 21:7
    78%

    7 The robberies of the vngodly shalbe their owne destruccion, for they wolde not do the thynge that was right.

  • Job 31:3
    77%

    3 As for the vngodly & he yt ioyneth himself to ye copani of wicked doers shal not destruccion & misery came vpon him?

  • Prov 11:18-20
    3 verses
    76%

    18 The laboure of the vngodly prospereth not, but he that soweth rightuosnes, shal receaue a sure rewarde.

    19 Like as rightuousnes bryngeth life, eue so to cleue vnto euell, bryngeth death.

    20 The LORDE abhorreth a fayned hert, but he hath pleasure in them that are vndefyled.

  • Job 22:19
    75%

    19 For wt ioy shal the godly, and with gladnesse shal the innocent se,

  • Prov 12:20-21
    2 verses
    75%

    20 They that ymagin euell in their mynde, wil disceaue: but the councelers of peace shal heaue ioye folowinge the.

    21 There shal no mysfortune happen vnto the iust, but the vngodly shal be fylled with misery.

  • Prov 29:6
    75%

    6 The synne of ye wicked is his owne snare, but ye righteous shal be glad and reioyse.

  • Prov 21:12
    75%

    12 The rightuous enfourmeth the house of the vngodly, but ye vngodly go on still after their owne wickednesse.

  • Prov 11:10
    74%

    10 When it goeth well with the rightuous, the cite is mery: and when the vngodly perish, there is gladnesse.

  • Prov 13:6
    73%

    6 Righteousnesse kepeth the innocet in the waye, but vngodlynesse shal ouerthrowe the synner.

  • Prov 2:14
    73%

    14 which reioyse in doynge euell, and delyte i wicked thinges:

  • Isa 3:10-11
    2 verses
    73%

    10 Then shal they saye: O happie are the godly, for they maye enioye the frutes of their studies.

    11 But wo be to ye vngodly and vnrightuous for they shalbe rewarded after their workes.

  • Prov 13:21
    73%

    21 Myschefe foloweth vpon synners, but the rightuous shal haue a good rewarde.

  • Ps 94:15
    73%

    15 And why? iudgment shalbe turned agayne vnto rightuousnesse, and all soch as be true of hert shal folowe it.

  • Ps 107:42
    73%

    42 The rightuous wil cosidre this and reioyse, the mouth of all wickednesse shall be stopped.

  • Job 21:30
    73%

    30 that the wicked is kepte vnto the daye of destruccion, and that the vngodly shalbe brought forth in the daye of wrath.

  • Prov 10:16
    73%

    16 The rightuous laboureth to do good, but the vngodly vseth his increase vnto synne.

  • Prov 11:3
    73%

    3 The innocent dealynge of the iust shal lede them, but the vnfaithfulnesse of the despysers shalbe their owne destruccion.

  • Prov 11:23
    73%

    23 The iust laboure for peace and traquylite, but the vngodly for disquyetnesse.

  • Ps 97:11
    72%

    11 There is spronge vp a light for the rightuous, and a ioyfull gladnesse for soch as be true herted.

  • Ps 92:7
    72%

    7 That the vngodly are grene as the grasse, and that all the workes of wickednes do florish, to be destroyed for euer.

  • Ps 34:21
    72%

    21 But mi?fortune shal slaye the vngodly, and they that hate ye rightuous shal be giltie.

  • Prov 29:27
    72%

    27 The rightuous abhorre the vngodly: but as for those that be in ye right waye, ye wicked hate them.

  • Prov 11:5-6
    2 verses
    72%

    5 The rightuousnes of ye innocent ordreth his waye, but the vngodly shal fall in his owne wickednesse.

    6 The rightuousnesse of the iust shal delyuer them, but the despysers shalbe taken in their owne vngodlynesse.

  • Prov 28:12
    72%

    12 When rightuous men are in prosperite, the doth honoure florish: but when the vngodly come vp, ye state of men chaungeth.

  • Ps 58:10-11
    2 verses
    72%

    10 The rightuous shal reioyse when he seyth the vengeaunce, and shal wash his fete in the bloude of the vngodly.

    11 So that men shal saye: verely, there is a rewarde for ye rightuous: doutles, there is a God that iudgeth the earth.

  • Isa 5:23
    72%

    23 These gyue sentence with the vngodly for rewardes, but condemne the iust cause of the rightuous.

  • Prov 13:9
    72%

    9 The light of the righteous maketh ioyfull, but the candle of the vngodly shal be put out.

  • Prov 11:31
    71%

    31 Yf ye rightuous be recopesed vpo earth how moch more the the vngodly & ye synner?

  • Prov 15:21
    71%

    21 A foole reioyseth in foolish thinges, but a wyse man loketh well to his owne goinges.

  • Prov 13:15
    71%

    15 Good vnderstondinge geueth fauoure, but harde is the waye of the despysers.

  • Prov 16:12
    71%

    12 It is a greate abhominacio when kynges are wycked, for a kynges seate shulde be holden vp wt righteousnesse.

  • Prov 21:3
    71%

    3 To do rightuousnesse and iudgmet is more acceptable to the LORDE the sacrifice.

  • Ps 37:38
    71%

    38 Kepe innocency, and take hede vnto the thinge that is right, for that shall brynge a man peace at the last.

  • Prov 14:11
    71%

    11 The houses of the vngodly shalbe ouerthrowne, but the tabernacles of ye righteus shal florishe.

  • Prov 17:15
    71%

    15 The LORDE hateth as well him yt iustifieth ye vngodly, as him yt condempneth the innocet.

  • Deut 25:1
    71%

    1 Whan there is a stryfe betwene men, they shalbe brought before ye lawe and iudged: and the iudges shall iustifye the righteous, and condemne the vngodly.

  • Job 15:21
    71%

    21 A fearfull sounde is euer in his eares, & when it is peace, yet feareth he destruccion:

  • Eccl 8:14
    71%

    14 Yet is there a vanite vpon earth: There be iust men, vnto whom it happeneth, as though they had the workes of the vngodly: Agayne, there be vngodly, with whom it goeth as though they had the workes of ye rightuous. This me thinke also a vaine thinge.

  • Prov 29:2
    71%

    2 Where ye rightuous haue the ouer hande, ye people are in prosperite: but where the vngodly beareth rule, there ye people mourne.

  • Prov 24:15
    71%

    15 Laye no preuy waite wickedly vpon ye house of ye rightuous, & disquiete not his restinge place.

  • Prov 24:25
    71%

    25 But they yt rebuke ye vngodly shalbe comended, & a riche blessinge shal come vpo the.

  • Amos 5:7
    71%

    7 Ye turne the lawe to wormwod, and cast downe rightuousnes vnto the grounde.

  • Prov 14:19
    71%

    19 The euell shal bowe them selues before ye good, and the vngodly shal wayte at the dores of the rightuous.