Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Proverbs 21:7
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Berean Standard Bible
The violence of the wicked will sweep them away because they refuse to do what is just.
King James Version
The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment.
World English Bible
The violence of the wicked will drive them away, because they refuse to do what is right.
American Standard Version
The violence of the wicked shall sweep them away, Because they refuse to do justice.
Berean Literal Bible
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Proverbs 21
5 The plans of the diligent bring plenty, as surely as haste leads to poverty.
6 Making a fortune by a lying tongue is a vanishing mist, a deadly pursuit.
7 The violence of the wicked will sweep them away because they refuse to do what is just.
8 The way of a guilty man is crooked, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.
9 Better to live on a corner of the roof than to share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
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