Proverbs

Proverbs 21:15–16

¹⁵Justice executed is a joy to the righteous,

but a terror to the workers of iniquity.

¹⁶The man who strays from the path of understanding

will rest in the assembly of the dead.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Justice	מִשְׁפָּ֑ט	miš·pāṭ	Noun - masculine singular	H4941 judgment
executed	עֲשׂ֣וֹת	‘ă·śō·wṯ	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H6213 do, make
is a joy	שִׂמְחָ֣ה	śim·ḥāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8057 joy, gladness, mirth
to the righteous	לַ֭צַּדִּיק	laṣ·ṣad·dîq	Preposition-l, Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H6662 just, righteous
but a terror	וּ֝מְחִתָּ֗ה	ū·mə·ḥit·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H4288 terror, destruction, ruin
to the workers	לְפֹ֣עֲלֵי	lə·p̄ō·‘ă·lê	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H6466 do, make
of iniquity	אָֽוֶן׃	’ā·wen	Noun - masculine singular	H205 trouble, sorrow, wickedness

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The man	אָדָ֗ם	’ā·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
who strays	תּ֭וֹעֶה	tō·w·‘eh	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H8582 err
from the path	מִדֶּ֣רֶךְ	mid·de·reḵ	Preposition-m; Noun - common singular construct	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
of understanding	הַשְׂכֵּ֑ל	haś·kêl	Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute	H7919 be prudent
will rest	יָנֽוּחַ׃	yā·nū·aḥ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5117 rest
in the assembly	בִּקְהַ֖ל	biq·hal	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6951 assembly, convocation, congregation
of the dead	רְפָאִ֣ים	rə·p̄ā·’îm	Noun - masculine plural	H7496 lax, ghost, dead

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Proverbs 21:15 Proverbs 10:29 · Matthew 7:23 · Isaiah 64:5 · Ecclesiastes 3:12 · Job 29:12–17 · Matthew 13:41–42 · Psalm 40:8

Proverbs 21:16 Hebrews 10:38 · Psalm 125:5 · Psalm 49:14 · Hebrews 10:26–27 · Zephaniah 1:6 · 1 John 2:19

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.