Justice executed is a joy to the righteous, but a terror to the workers of iniquity.Proverbs 21:15
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
שִׂמְחָ֣ה לַ֭צַּדִּיק עֲשׂ֣וֹת מִשְׁפָּ֑ט וּ֝מְחִתָּ֗ה לְפֹ֣עֲלֵי אָֽוֶן׃
- שִׂמְחָ֣הsim.Chah“[is] a joy”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from שִׂמְחָה · “joy” · Strong's H8057
- לַ֭צַּדִּיקLa.tza.dik“to the righteous [person]”Preposition with article + Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from צַדִּיק · “righteous” · Strong's H6662
- עֲשׂ֣וֹתa.Sot“to do”Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
- מִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.Pat“justice”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מִשְׁפָּט · “justice” · Strong's H4941H
- וּ֝מְחִתָּ֗הu.me.chi.Tah“and terror”Conjunction + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from מְחִתָּה · “terror” · Strong's H4288
- לְפֹ֣עֲלֵיle.Fo.'a.lei“to [those who] do”Preposition + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, construct · from פָּעַל · “to work” · Strong's H6466
- אָֽוֶן׃'A.ven“<of> wickedness”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אָ֫וֶן · “wickedness” · Strong's H0205G
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)