Proverbs Chapter 21 verse 7 Holy Bible
The violence of the wicked shall sweep them away, Because they refuse to do justice.
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By their violent acts the evil-doers will be pulled away, because they have no desire to do what is right.
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The devastation of the wicked sweepeth them away, because they refuse to do what is right.
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The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment.
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The violence of the wicked will drive them away, Because they refuse to do what is right.
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The spoil of the wicked catcheth them, Because they have refused to do judgment.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 7. - The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; Vulgate, rapinae impiorum detrahenteos; Revised Version, "The violence of the wicked shall sweep them away," like chaff before the wind. The violence with which they treat others shall rebound on themselves, shall bring its own punishment; they shall sink in the pit that they made, and their foot shall be taken in the net which they hid (Psalm 9:15; comp. Proverbs 1:18, 19). Septuagint, "Destruction shall sojourn as guest (ἐπιξενωθήσεται) with the ungodly." The reason of this fate is given in the concluding hemistich: Because they refuse to do judgment. This is a judicial retribution on them for wilfully declining (ver. 25) to do what is right.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(7) The robbery of the wicked.--Or, their violence. See above on Proverbs 1:19. (Comp. Psalm 9:15.)
