Proverbs 21:15 — King James Version← Study notes

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

Proverbs 21:15 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 21:157 words

HebrewMeaning

שִׂמְחָ֣הśiməḥāh

gladnessnounH8057

exceeding · joy · mirth · pleasure ···

לַ֭/צַּדִּיקlaṣadiyq

justpronH6662

lawful · righteous

עֲשׂ֣וֹתʿăśwōt

accomplishverbH6213

advance · appoint · apt · be at ···

מִשְׁפָּ֑טmišəpāṭ

ceremonynounH4941

adversary · charge · crime · custom ···

וּ֝/מְחִתָּ֗הwməḥitāh

destructionconjH4288

dismaying · ruin · terror

לְ/פֹ֣עֲלֵיləpōʿălēy

commitpronH6466

do · make · ordain · work

אָֽוֶןʾāwen

afflictionnounH205

evil · false · idol · iniquity ···

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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