Proverbs 21:15
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- 45 The Qal infinitive construct עֲשׂוֹת (’asot) functions as the subject of the sentence.
- 46 The term “brings” is supplied in the translation; many English versions supply a simple copula (“is”).
- 47 The noun means “terror (, , ), destruction (, ), ruin (cf. ).” Its related verb means “be shattered, dismayed.” The idea of “dismay” () or “terror” would make the better choice to contrast with “joy” in the first line, but “ruin” is also possible. Whenever justice prevails, whether in the courts or simply in society, the people who practice iniquity may be shaken into reality by fear (cf. “crooks are terrified”).
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous
but terror to evildoers.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous
but terror to evildoers.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
Justice executed is a joy to the righteous
but a terror to evildoers.
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NLTNew Living Translation
Justice is a joy to the godly,
but it terrifies evildoers.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
It is a joy to the righteous to do justice,
but dismay to those who do evil.
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KJV 1900King James Version
It is joy to the just to do judgment:
But destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
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