Proverbs 21:15
When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers.
In context
12 The Righteous One takes note of the house of the wicked and brings the wicked to ruin.
13 Whoever shuts their ears to the cry of the poor will also cry out and not be answered. 14 A gift given in secret soothes anger, and a bribe concealed in the cloak pacifies great wrath. 15 When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers. 16 Whoever strays from the path of prudence comes to rest in the company of the dead.
17 Whoever loves pleasure will become poor; whoever loves wine and olive oil will never be rich. 18 The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the unfaithful for the upright.
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- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 21:15 in the KJV
It is joy to the just to do judgment: But destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
- ESV English Standard Version
— Proverbs 21:15 in the ESV
When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers.