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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Proverbs 21:15 - Iniquity
Proverbs 21:15 - It is joy to the just to do judgment: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| It is joy | H8057 | שִׂמְחָה |
[Noun Feminine] blithesomeness or {glee} (religious or festival) |
| to the just | H6662 | צַדִּיק |
[Adjective] just |
| to do | H6213 | עָשָׂה |
[Verb] to do or {make} in the broadest sense and widest application |
| judgment | H4941 | מִשְׁפָּט |
[Noun Masculine] properly a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced {judicially} especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (particularly) divine {law} individual or {collectively}) including the {act} the {place} the {suit} the {crime} and the penalty; abstractly {justice} including a particular {right} or privilege (statutory or {customary}) or even a style |
| but destruction | H4288 | מְחִתָּה |
[Noun Feminine] properly a dissolution; concretely a {ruin} or (abstractly) consternation |
| shall be to the workers | H6466 | פָּעַל |
[Verb] to do or make (systematically and {habitually}) especially to practise |
| of iniquity | H205 | אָוֶן |
[Noun Masculine] to come to naught); strictly nothingness; also {trouble} vanity: wickedness; specifically an idol |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.