Proverbs 21:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment.”

Proverbs 21:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 21:7 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 21:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

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

Proverbs 21:7 — World English Bible

Proverbs 21:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“The violence of the wicked shall sweep them away, Because they refuse to do justice.”

Proverbs 21:7 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 21:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“The spoil of the wicked catcheth them, Because they have refused to do judgment.”

Proverbs 21:7 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 21:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

Proverbs 21:7 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 21:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“The robberie of the wicked shall destroy them: for they haue refused to execute iudgement.”

Proverbs 21:7 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 21:7 in Context — Proverbs 21

5 Os planos de quem trabalha com empenho somente [levam] à abundância; mas [os de] todo apressado somente à pobreza.

6 Trabalhar [para obter] tesouros com língua mentirosa é algo inútil [e] fácil de se perder; os que [assim fazem] buscam a morte.

7 A violência [praticada] pelos perversos os destruirá, porque se negam a fazer o que é justo.

8 O caminho do homem transgressor [é] problemático; porém a obra do puro é correta.

9 É melhor morar num canto do terraço do que numa casa espaçosa com uma mulher briguenta.

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What Does Proverbs 21:7 Mean?

Proverbs 21:7 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 21. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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