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


In Context

4 A high look, and a proud heart, the lamp of the wicked, is sin.

5 The plans of the diligent surely lead to profit; and everyone who is hasty surely rushes to poverty.

6 Getting treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor for those who seek death.

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

8 The way of the guilty is devious, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.

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

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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:7The devastation of the wicked sweepeth them away, because they refuse to do what is right.

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 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.