7The devastation of the wicked sweepeth them away, because they refuse to do what is right.


In Context

4 Lofty eyes, and a proud heart, the lamp of the wicked, is sin.

5 The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty, only to want.

6 The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting breath of them that seek death.

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

8 Very crooked is the way of a guilty man; but as for the pure, his work is upright.

9 It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a contentious woman, and a house in common.

Proverbs 21:7 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:7The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

21:7The violence of the wicked will drag them away, for they refuse to do what is right.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

21:7The robberies of the wicked shall be their downfall, because they would not do judgment.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

21:7The violence of the wicked shall sweep them away, Because they refuse to do justice.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

21:7The violence of the wicked shall sweep them away; because they refuse to do judgment.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:7The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:7The violence of the wicked will drive them away, because they refuse to do what is right.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

21:7The spoil of the wicked catcheth them, Because they have refused to do judgment.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:7The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment.