Proverbs 21:7
World English Bible (WEB)
The violence of the wicked will drive them away, because they refuse to do what is right.
In context
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 every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- The violence of the wicked will drive them away, because they refuse to do what is right.
- KJV King James Version
- The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- The violence of the wicked will sweep them away because they refuse to do what is just.
- ASV American Standard Version
- The violence of the wicked shall sweep them away, Because they refuse to do justice.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- The spoil of the wicked catcheth them, Because they have refused to do judgment.
- DBY Darby Translation
- The devastation of the wicked sweepeth them away, because they refuse to do what is right.
- WBS Webster Bible
- The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment.