Proverbs 21:7 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

⁷ The violence of the wicked will sweep them away, because they refuse to do what is just.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁷ The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; Because they refuse to do judgment.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁷ The violence of the wicked shall sweep them away, because they refuse to do justice.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁷ The violence of the wicked shall sweep them away, Because they refuse to do justice.

Common English Bible

⁷ The violence of the wicked will sweep them away, for they refuse to act with justice.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁷ The robberies of the impious will drag them down, because they were not willing to do judgment.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁷ The robberies of the wicked shall be their downfall, because they would not do judgment.

Proverbs 21:7 Cross References

Psalm 7:16

His mischief returns upon his own head, and on his own pate his violence descends.

Psalm 9:16

The Lord has made himself known, he has executed judgment; the wicked are snared in the work of their own hands. Higgaion. Selah

Proverbs 10:6

Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

Proverbs 21:21

He who pursues righteousness and kindness will find life and honor.

Jeremiah 7:15

And I will cast you out of my sight, as I cast out all your kinsmen, all the offspring of Ephraim.

Ezekiel 18:18

As for his father, because he practiced extortion, robbed his brother, and did what is not good among his people, behold, he shall die for his iniquity.

Amos 5:7

O you who turn justice to wormwood, and cast down righteousness to the earth!

Ephesians 5:6

Let no one deceive you with empty words, for it is because of these things that the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.