15 When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers.

Other Translations of Proverbs 21:15

King James Version

15 It is joy to the just to do judgment: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.

English Standard Version

15 When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers.

The Message

15 Good people celebrate when justice triumphs, but for the workers of evil it's a bad day.

New King James Version

15 It is a joy for the just to do justice, But destruction will come to the workers of iniquity.

New Living Translation

15 Justice is a joy to the godly, but it terrifies evildoers.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 21:15

Commentary on Proverbs 21:15

(Read Proverbs 21:15)

There is true pleasure only in the practice of religion.