Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Because they
King James Version
The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment.
Holman Bible
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.
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.
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.
Themes
Destruction » What destroys people
The judgment of babylon » The reward for refusing to do judgment
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 21:7
Verse Info
Context Readings
Proverbs Of Solomon
6
The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a snare of death.
7
Because they
Names
Cross References
Psalm 7:16
His mischief returns upon his own head, and on his own skull 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 1:18-19
but these men lie in wait for their own blood; they set an ambush for their own lives.
Proverbs 10:6
Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
Proverbs 21:21
Whoever pursues righteousness and kindness will find life, righteousness, and honor.
Proverbs 22:22-23
Do not rob the poor, because he is poor, or crush the afflicted at the gate,
Isaiah 1:23-24
Your princes are rebels and companions of thieves. Everyone loves a bribe and runs after gifts. They do not bring justice to the fatherless, and the widow's cause does not come to them.
Jeremiah 7:9-11
Will you steal, murder, commit adultery, swear falsely, make offerings to Baal, and go after other gods that you have not known,
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.
Ezekiel 22:13-14
"Behold, I strike my hand at the dishonest gain that you have made, and at the blood that has been in your midst.
Micah 3:9-12
Hear this, you heads of the house of Jacob and rulers of the house of Israel, who detest justice and make crooked all that is straight,
Zechariah 5:3-4
Then he said to me, "This is the curse that goes out over the face of the whole land. For everyone who steals shall be cleaned out according to what is on one side, and everyone who swears falsely shall be cleaned out according to what is on the other side.
Ephesians 5:6
Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.