Proverbs 21:7
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“The violence of the wicked will sweep them away because they refuse to do what is just.”
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“The violence of the wicked will sweep them away because they refuse to do what is just.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment.”
King James Version · Public Domain“The violence of the wicked shall sweep them away, Because they refuse to do justice.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“The spoil of the wicked catcheth them, Because they have refused to do judgment.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Proverbs 21:7 — 15 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 7:16His trouble recoils on himself, and his violence falls on his own head.
- Psalms 9:16The LORD is known by the justice He brings; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands. Higgaion Selah
- Proverbs 1:18But they lie in wait for their own blood; they ambush their own lives.
- Proverbs 10:6Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
- Proverbs 21:21He who pursues righteousness and loving devotion finds life, righteousness, and honor.
- Proverbs 22:22Do not rob a poor man because he is poor, and do not crush the afflicted at the gate,
- Proverbs 22:23for the LORD will take up their case and will plunder those who rob them.
- Isaiah 1:23Your rulers are rebels, friends of thieves. They all love bribes and chasing after rewards. They do not defend the fatherless, and the plea of the widow never comes before them.
- Jeremiah 7:9Will you steal and murder, commit adultery and perjury, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known,
- Jeremiah 7:15And I will cast you out of My presence, just as I have cast out all your brothers, all the descendants of Ephraim.
- Ezekiel 18:18As for his father, he will die for his own iniquity, because he practiced extortion, robbed his brother, and did what was wrong among his people.
- Ezekiel 22:13Now look, I strike My hands together against your unjust gain and against the blood you have shed in your midst.
- Micah 3:9Now hear this, O leaders of the house of Jacob and rulers of the house of Israel, who despise justice and pervert all that is right,
- Zechariah 5:3Then he told me, “This is the curse that is going out over the face of all the land, for according to one side of the scroll, every thief will be removed; and according to the other side, every perjurer will be removed.
- Ephesians 5:6Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience.
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