Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
because they refuse to act justly.
New American Standard Bible
Because they
King James Version
The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment.
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
Topics
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 21:7
Verse Info
Context Readings
Proverbs Of Solomon
6
is a vanishing mist,
because they refuse to act justly.
but the behavior of the innocent is upright.
Names
Cross References
Psalm 7:16
and his violence falls on the top of his head.
Psalm 9:16
He has executed justice,
striking down
by the work of their hands.
Proverbs 1:18-19
they attack their own lives.
Proverbs 10:6
but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
Proverbs 21:21
will find life, righteousness, and honor.
Proverbs 22:22-23
and don’t crush the oppressed
Isaiah 1:23-24
friends of thieves.
They all love graft
and chase after bribes.
They do not defend the rights of the fatherless,
and the widow’s case never comes before them.
Jeremiah 7:9-11
“Do you steal, murder, commit adultery, swear falsely, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known?
Jeremiah 7:15
I will drive you from My presence, just as I drove out all of your brothers, all the descendants of Ephraim.
Ezekiel 18:18
“As for his father, he will die for his own iniquity because he practiced fraud, robbed his brother, and did what was wrong among his people.
Ezekiel 22:13-14
“Now look, I clap My hands together against the dishonest profit you have made
Micah 3:9-12
you rulers of the house of Israel,
who abhor justice
and pervert everything that is right,
Zechariah 5:3-4
Then he said to me, “This is the curse
Ephesians 5:6
Let no one deceive you with empty arguments, for God’s wrath