Proverbs
Proverbs 21:15
15Justice executed is a joy to the righteous,
but a terror to the workers of iniquity.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 10:29 · Matthew 7:23 · Isaiah 64:5 · Ecclesiastes 3:12 · Job 29:12–17 · Matthew 13:41–42 · Psalm 40:8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.