Proverbs 21:15 - Compare All Versions

Proverbs 21:15 MSG (The Message)

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

Proverbs 21:15 KJV (King James Version)

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

Proverbs 21:15 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

The exercise of justice is joy for the righteous, But is terror to the workers of iniquity.

Proverbs 21:15 NCV (New Century Version)

When justice is done, good people are happy, but evil people are ruined.

Proverbs 21:15 ASV (American Standard Version)

It is joy to the righteous to do justice; But it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

Proverbs 21:15 NIV (New International Version)

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

Proverbs 21:15 NKJV (New King James Version)

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

Proverbs 21:15 AMP (Amplified Bible)

When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous (the upright, the one in right standing with God), But to the evildoers it is disaster.

Proverbs 21:15 NLT (New Living Translation)

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

Proverbs 21:15 TPT (The Passion Translation)

When justice is served, the lovers of God celebrate and rejoice, but the wicked begin to panic.

Proverbs 21:15 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)

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