'Destroys' in the Bible
“It is all one; therefore I say,‘He destroys [both] the blameless and the wicked.’
“He makes nations great, and He destroys them;He enlarges nations, and leads them away [captive].
With his mouth the godless man destroys his neighbor,But through knowledge and discernment the righteous will be rescued.
For oppression makes a wise man foolish,And a bribe corrupts the [good judgment of the] heart.
Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner destroys much good.
They slice off [in discord] what is on the right hand but are still hungry,And they eat what is on the left hand but they are not satisfied;Each eats the flesh of his own arm.
A harsh vision has been shown to me;The treacherous one deals treacherously, and the destroyer destroys.Go up, Elam! Lay siege, Media!All the groaning [caused by Babylon’s ruthless oppressions] I [the Lord] have brought to an end.
You have increased your traders more than the [visible] stars of heaven—The creeping locust strips and destroys and then flies away.
Your eyes are too pure to approve evil,And You cannot look favorably on wickedness.Why then do You look favorablyOn those who act treacherously?Why are you silent when the wicked (Chaldean oppressors) destroyThose more righteous than they?