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It is joy to the righteous to do justice; But it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.
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The Joy of Doing Justice
Scholars like John Gill and Matthew Henry emphasize that for the righteous, doing justice isn't a burden but a source of genuine joy and pleasure. This delight comes from aligning one's actions with God's holy commands and seeing righteousness prevail in the world.
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19th Century
Anglican
But destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity. —This may also mean, “It is a terror to the workers of iniquity (to …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
[It is] joy to the, last to do judgment It is with pleasure he does it; he delights in the law of God, after the inward m…
Presbyterian
There is true pleasure only in the practice of religion.
