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Proverbs 21:15

Hebrew
ESV
When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers.
NIV
When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers.
NLT
Justice is a joy to the godly, but it terrifies evildoers.
LXX
εὐφροσύνη δικαίων ποιεῖνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigποιέω

Meaning:

* To do * To make

This verb - to do or make - is used in connection with a large range of activities including creation, covenant formation, obedience, miracles, sin and worship.

Verb forms

Present tense Person Greek Form
κρίμα ὅσιος δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ

greek

δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English.
ἀκάθαρτος παρὰ κακούργοις
KJV
It is joy to the just to do judgment: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.

Proverbs 21:14 ← Proverbs 21:15 → Proverbs 21:16

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