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Amplified


The violence of the wicked will [return to them and] drag them away [like fish caught in a net],
Because they refuse to act with justice.

New American Standard Bible

The violence of the wicked will drag them away,
Because they refuse to act with justice.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

The violence of the wicked sweeps them away
because they refuse to act justly.

International Standard Version

Devastation caused by the wicked will drag them away because they refuse to do what is just.

A Conservative Version

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

American Standard Version

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

Bible in Basic English

By their violent acts the evil-doers will be pulled away, because they have no desire to do what is right.

Darby Translation

The devastation of the wicked sweepeth them away, because they refuse to do what is right.

Julia Smith Translation

The violence of the unjust shall sweep them away, for they refuse to do judgment

King James 2000

The violence of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do justice.

Lexham Expanded Bible

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

Modern King James verseion

The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them, because they refuse to do judgment.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The robberies of the ungodly shall be their own destruction; for they would not do the thing that was right.

NET Bible

The violence done by the wicked will drag them away because they refuse to do what is right.

New Heart English Bible

The violence of the wicked will drive them away, because they refuse to do what is right.

The Emphasized Bible

The violence of the lawless, shall drag them away, - because they have refused to do justice.

Webster

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

World English Bible

The violence of the wicked will drive them away, because they refuse to do what is right.

Youngs Literal Translation

The spoil of the wicked catcheth them, Because they have refused to do judgment.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
The robbery
שׁוד שׁד 
Shod 
Usage: 25

of the wicked
רשׁע 
Rasha` 
Usage: 263

גּרר 
Garar 
Usage: 5

מאן 
Ma'en 
Usage: 41

to do

Usage: 0

Verse Info

Context Readings

Proverbs Of Solomon

6
Acquiring treasures by a lying tongue
Is a fleeting vapor, the seeking and pursuit of death.
7 
The violence of the wicked will [return to them and] drag them away [like fish caught in a net],
Because they refuse to act with justice.
8
The way of the guilty is [exceedingly] crooked,
But as for the pure, his conduct is upright.



Cross References

Psalm 7:16


His mischief will return on his own head,
And his violence will come down on the top of his head [like loose dirt].

Psalm 9:16


The Lord has made Himself known;
He executes judgment;
The wicked are trapped by the work of their own hands. Higgaion (meditation) Selah.

Proverbs 1:18-19


But [when these people set a trap for others] they lie in wait for their own blood;
They set an ambush for their own lives [and rush to their destruction].

Proverbs 10:6


Blessings are on the head of the righteous [the upright, those in right standing with God],
But the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

Proverbs 21:21


He who earnestly seeks righteousness and loyalty
Finds life, righteousness, and honor.

Proverbs 22:22-23


Do not rob the poor because he is poor [and defenseless],
Nor crush the afflicted [by legal proceedings] at the gate [where the city court is held],

Isaiah 1:23-24


Your rulers are rebels
And companions of thieves;
Everyone loves bribes
And chases after gifts.
They do not defend the fatherless,
Nor does the widow’s cause come before them [instead they delay or turn a deaf ear].

Jeremiah 7:9-11

Will you steal, murder, commit adultery, swear [oaths] falsely, offer sacrifices or burn incense to Baal, and follow after other gods that you have not known,

Jeremiah 7:15

I will cast you out of My sight, as I have cast out all your brothers (relatives through Jacob), all the descendants of Ephraim.

Ezekiel 18:18

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

Ezekiel 22:13-14

“Behold, therefore, I strike My hands [together] at your dishonest gain which you have acquired and at the bloodshed which is among you.

Micah 3:9-12


Now hear this, you heads of the house of Jacob
And rulers of the house of Israel,
Who hate and reject justice
And twist everything that is straight,

Zechariah 5:3-4

Then he said to me, “This is the curse that is going out over the face of the whole land; for everyone who steals will be cut off according to the writing on one side, and everyone who swears [oaths falsely] shall be cut off according to the writing on the other side.

Ephesians 5:6

Let no one deceive you with empty arguments [that encourage you to sin], for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience [those who habitually sin].

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