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because they refuse to do judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/proverbs/21.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The violence of the wicked will destroy them, Because they refuse to do justice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/proverbs/21.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The violence of the wicked will sweep them away, Because they refuse to act with justice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/proverbs/21.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The violence of the wicked will drag them away, Because they refuse to act with justice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/proverbs/21.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />The violence of the wicked will drag them away, Because they refuse to act with justice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/proverbs/21.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The destruction of the wicked will drag them away, Because they refuse to do justice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/proverbs/21.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The violence of the wicked will [return to them and] drag them away [like fish caught in a net], Because they refuse to act with justice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/proverbs/21.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The violence of the wicked sweeps them away because they refuse to act justly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/21.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The violence of the wicked sweeps them away because they refuse to act justly. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/proverbs/21.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />The violence of the wicked shall sweep them away, Because they refuse to do justice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/proverbs/21.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You destroy yourself by being cruel and violent and refusing to live right. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/proverbs/21.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The violence of the wicked shall sweep them away; because they refuse to do judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/proverbs/21.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The violence of wicked people will drag them away since they refuse to do what is just.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/proverbs/21.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The wicked are doomed by their own violence; they refuse to do what is right. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/proverbs/21.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Devastation caused by the wicked will drag them away because they refuse to do what is just.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/proverbs/21.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The violence of the wicked will sweep them away because they refuse to do what is just.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/proverbs/21.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The violence done by the wicked will drag them away because they refuse to do what is right. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/proverbs/21.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The violence of the wicked will drive them away, because they refuse to do what is right.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/proverbs/21.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/proverbs/21.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The violence of the wicked will drive them away, because they refuse to do what is right. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/proverbs/21.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />The spoil of the wicked catches them, "" Because they have refused to do judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/proverbs/21.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> The spoil of the wicked catcheth them, Because they have refused to do judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/proverbs/21.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The violence of the unjust shall sweep them away, for they refuse to do judgment.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/proverbs/21.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The robberies of the wicked shall be their downfall, because they would not do judgment. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/proverbs/21.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The robberies of the impious will drag them down, because they were not willing to do judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/proverbs/21.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The violence of the wicked will sweep them away, because they refuse to do what is right. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/proverbs/21.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The violence of the wicked will sweep them away, because they refuse to do what is just.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/proverbs/21.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The destruction of the wicked shall come upon them because they refused to do justice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/proverbs/21.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The shipwreck of the evil will come upon them, because they did not choose to do justice.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/proverbs/21.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The violence of the wicked shall drag them away; Because they refuse to do justly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/proverbs/21.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Destruction shall lodge with the ungodly; for they refuse to do justly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/21-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kpUA5ZltBeQ?start=4191" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/21.htm">The King's Heart</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>Making a fortune by a lying tongue is a vanishing mist, a deadly pursuit. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7701.htm" title="7701: šōḏ- (N-msc) -- Violence, havoc, devastation, ruin. Or showd; from shuwd; violence, ravage.">The violence</a> <a href="/hebrew/7563.htm" title="7563: rə·šā·‘îm (Adj-mp) -- Wicked, criminal. From rasha'; morally wrong; concretely, an bad person.">of the wicked</a> <a href="/hebrew/1641.htm" title="1641: yə·ḡō·w·rêm (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms:: 3mp) -- To drag, drag away. A primitive root; to drag off roughly; by implication, to bring up the cud; by analogy, to saw.">will sweep them away</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">because</a> <a href="/hebrew/3985.htm" title="3985: mê·’ă·nū (V-Piel-Perf-3cp) -- To refuse. A primitive root; to refuse.">they refuse</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: la·‘ă·śō·wṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">to do</a> <a href="/hebrew/4941.htm" title="4941: miš·pāṭ (N-ms) -- Judgment. ">what is just.</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>The way of a guilty man is crooked, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/37-9.htm">Psalm 37:9</a></span><br />For the evildoers will be cut off, but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/3-11.htm">Isaiah 3:11</a></span><br />Woe to the wicked; disaster is upon them! For they will be repaid with what their hands have done.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/2-1.htm">Micah 2:1-3</a></span><br />Woe to those who devise iniquity and plot evil on their beds! At morning’s light they accomplish it because the power is in their hands. / They covet fields and seize them; they take away houses. They deprive a man of his home, a fellow man of his inheritance. / Therefore this is what the LORD says: “I am planning against this nation a disaster from which you cannot free your necks. Then you will not walk so proudly, for it will be a time of calamity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/4-8.htm">Job 4:8</a></span><br />As I have observed, those who plow iniquity and those who sow trouble reap the same.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/59-6.htm">Isaiah 59:6-8</a></span><br />Their cobwebs cannot be made into clothing, and they cannot cover themselves with their works. Their deeds are sinful deeds, and acts of violence are in their hands. / Their feet run to evil; they are swift to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are sinful thoughts; ruin and destruction lie in their wake. / The way of peace they have not known, and there is no justice in their tracks. They have turned them into crooked paths; no one who treads on them will know peace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/21-12.htm">Jeremiah 21:12</a></span><br />O house of David, this is what the LORD says: ‘Administer justice every morning, and rescue the victim of robbery from the hand of his oppressor, or My wrath will go forth like fire and burn with no one to extinguish it because of their evil deeds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/18-10.htm">Ezekiel 18:10-13</a></span><br />Now suppose that man has a violent son, who sheds blood or does any of these things, / though the father has done none of them: Indeed, the son eats at the mountain and defiles his neighbor’s wife. / He oppresses the poor and needy; he commits robbery and does not restore a pledge. He lifts his eyes to idols; he commits abominations. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/10-13.htm">Hosea 10:13</a></span><br />You have plowed wickedness and reaped injustice; you have eaten the fruit of lies. Because you have trusted in your own way and in the multitude of your mighty men,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/3-10.htm">Amos 3:10</a></span><br />“For they know not how to do right,” declares the LORD. “They store up violence and destruction in their citadels.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/habakkuk/2-9.htm">Habakkuk 2:9-10</a></span><br />Woe to him who builds his house by unjust gain, to place his nest on high and escape the hand of disaster! / You have plotted shame for your house by cutting off many peoples and forfeiting your life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-15.htm">Matthew 7:15-20</a></span><br />Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. / By their fruit you will recognize them. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? / Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/6-43.htm">Luke 6:43-45</a></span><br />No good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit. / For each tree is known by its own fruit. Indeed, figs are not gathered from thornbushes, nor grapes from brambles. / The good man brings good things out of the good treasure of his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil treasure of his heart. For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-18.htm">Romans 1:18-32</a></span><br />The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness. / For what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. / For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood from His workmanship, so that men are without excuse. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/2-8.htm">Romans 2:8-9</a></span><br />But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow wickedness, there will be wrath and anger. / There will be trouble and distress for every human being who does evil, first for the Jew, then for the Greek;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/6-9.htm">1 Corinthians 6:9-10</a></span><br />Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts, / nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment.</p><p class="hdg">robbery</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/1-18.htm">Proverbs 1:18,19</a></b></br> And they lay wait for their <i>own</i> blood; they lurk privily for their <i>own</i> lives… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/10-6.htm">Proverbs 10:6</a></b></br> Blessings <i>are</i> upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/22-22.htm">Proverbs 22:22,23</a></b></br> Rob not the poor, because he <i>is</i> poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate: … </p><p class="hdg">destroy them</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/5-3.htm">Zechariah 5:3,4</a></b></br> Then said he unto me, This <i>is</i> the curse that goeth forth over the face of the whole earth: for every one that stealeth shall be cut off <i>as</i> on this side according to it; and every one that sweareth shall be cut off <i>as</i> on that side according to it… </p><p class="hdg">because</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/21-21.htm">Proverbs 21:21</a></b></br> He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life, righteousness, and honour.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/18-18.htm">Ezekiel 18:18</a></b></br> <i>As for</i> his father, because he cruelly oppressed, spoiled his brother by violence, and did <i>that</i> which <i>is</i> not good among his people, lo, even he shall die in his iniquity.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ephesians/5-6.htm">Ephesians 5:6</a></b></br> Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/proverbs/16-23.htm">Act</a> <a href="/proverbs/20-28.htm">Acts</a> <a href="/psalms/35-8.htm">Catcheth</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-22.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/proverbs/15-25.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/psalms/12-5.htm">Devastation</a> <a href="/psalms/28-3.htm">Drag</a> <a href="/psalms/80-8.htm">Drive</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-28.htm">Evil-Doers</a> <a href="/proverbs/21-3.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/proverbs/21-3.htm">Justice</a> <a href="/proverbs/11-24.htm">Justly</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-22.htm">Pulled</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-33.htm">Refuse</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-24.htm">Refused</a> <a href="/proverbs/21-3.htm">Right</a> <a href="/psalms/62-10.htm">Robbery</a> <a href="/proverbs/16-19.htm">Spoil</a> <a href="/psalms/90-5.htm">Sweep</a> <a href="/job/27-21.htm">Sweepeth</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-26.htm">Violence</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-26.htm">Violent</a> <a href="/proverbs/21-4.htm">Wicked</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ecclesiastes/12-14.htm">Act</a> <a href="/proverbs/21-24.htm">Acts</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-15.htm">Catcheth</a> <a href="/proverbs/21-10.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-15.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-3.htm">Devastation</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/12-5.htm">Drag</a> <a href="/proverbs/22-10.htm">Drive</a> <a href="/proverbs/21-27.htm">Evil-Doers</a> <a href="/proverbs/21-15.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/proverbs/21-15.htm">Justice</a> <a href="/proverbs/21-15.htm">Justly</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-19.htm">Pulled</a> <a href="/proverbs/21-25.htm">Refuse</a> <a href="/proverbs/21-25.htm">Refused</a> <a href="/proverbs/21-8.htm">Right</a> <a href="/isaiah/61-8.htm">Robbery</a> <a href="/proverbs/22-23.htm">Spoil</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-20.htm">Sweep</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-10.htm">Sweepeth</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-2.htm">Violence</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-29.htm">Violent</a> <a href="/proverbs/21-10.htm">Wicked</a><div class="vheading2">Proverbs 21</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/21-1.htm">The king's heart in the hand of the Lord</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In biblical context, violence is often associated with chaos and disorder, which are contrary to God's order and justice. The imagery of being "swept away" suggests a sudden and overwhelming judgment, akin to the flood in <a href="/genesis/6.htm">Genesis 6-9</a>, where the wickedness of humanity led to their destruction. This reflects the principle of sowing and reaping found in <a href="/galatians/6-7.htm">Galatians 6:7-8</a>, where those who sow to please their sinful nature will reap destruction. The phrase also echoes the fate of the wicked in <a href="/psalms/1-4.htm">Psalm 1:4</a>, where they are compared to chaff blown away by the wind, emphasizing the transient and unstable nature of a life built on violence and injustice.<p><b>because they refuse to do what is just</b><br>This part of the verse underscores the moral choice and responsibility of individuals. The refusal to do what is just indicates a deliberate rejection of God's commandments and a willful ignorance of His standards of righteousness. In the historical and cultural context of ancient Israel, justice was a central tenet of the law given to Moses, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/16-20.htm">Deuteronomy 16:20</a>, which commands the pursuit of justice. The prophets, such as Isaiah and Amos, frequently called out Israel for their failure to uphold justice, linking it to the nation's downfall. This refusal is not merely passive but an active choice against God's will, aligning with the broader biblical narrative that emphasizes obedience to God's law as a path to life and blessing, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/30-19.htm">Deuteronomy 30:19-20</a>. The ultimate fulfillment of justice is found in Jesus Christ, who embodies perfect justice and calls His followers to live justly, as seen in <a href="/matthew/23-23.htm">Matthew 23:23</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wicked.htm">The Wicked</a></b><br>This term refers to individuals who act in opposition to God's laws and principles. In the context of Proverbs, the wicked are often contrasted with the righteous, highlighting their moral and ethical failures.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/v/violence.htm">Violence</a></b><br>This is not just physical harm but encompasses any form of injustice or wrongdoing that the wicked perpetrate. It is both a tool and a consequence of their actions.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/justice.htm">Justice</a></b><br>A central theme in Proverbs, justice represents the moral and ethical standards set by God. It is what the wicked refuse to uphold, leading to their downfall.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_wickedness.htm">The Consequences of Wickedness</a></b><br>Wickedness is self-destructive. The violence and injustice perpetrated by the wicked ultimately lead to their own ruin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_justice.htm">The Importance of Justice</a></b><br>Upholding justice is a divine mandate. Refusing to do what is just aligns one with the wicked and leads to negative consequences.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/m/moral_responsibility.htm">Moral Responsibility</a></b><br>Believers are called to live justly and righteously, avoiding the path of the wicked. This involves making choices that align with God's standards.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_inevitable_downfall_of_the_wicked.htm">The Inevitable Downfall of the Wicked</a></b><br>The Bible consistently teaches that wickedness will not prevail. God's justice ensures that the wicked will face the consequences of their actions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/encouragement_for_the_righteous.htm">Encouragement for the Righteous</a></b><br>While the wicked may seem to prosper temporarily, their end is assured. The righteous can take comfort in God's ultimate justice.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_proverbs_21.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Proverbs 21</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_140_10_show_mercy.htm">How does calling for coals of fire upon evildoers in Psalm 140:10 align with the concept of a merciful God?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_proverbs_7_22-27_unjust_or_unmerciful.htm">Does the depiction of sudden destruction for the tempted (Proverbs 7:22-27) contradict a just and merciful God?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_human_efforts_succeed_without_god.htm">(Psalm 127:1) If a house can only stand with God's help, why do we see so many successful endeavors achieved by purely human effort?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_abimelech's_rule_conflict_with_ot.htm">Does the account of Abimelech's violent rule conflict with other Old Testament portrayals of just leadership (Judges 9:22-24)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/proverbs/21.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) <span class= "bld">The robbery of the wicked.</span>--Or, <span class= "ital">their violence. </span>See above on <a href="/proverbs/1-19.htm" title="So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which takes away the life of the owners thereof.">Proverbs 1:19</a>. (Comp. <a href="/psalms/9-15.htm" title="The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken.">Psalm 9:15</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/proverbs/21.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them;</span> Vulgate, <span class="accented">rapinae</span> <span class="accented">impiorum detrahenteos</span>; 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 (<a href="/psalms/9-15.htm">Psalm 9:15</a>; comp. <a href="/proverbs/1-18.htm">Proverbs 1:18, 19</a>). Septuagint, "Destruction shall sojourn as guest (<span class="greek">ἐπιξενωθήσεται</span>) with the ungodly." The reason of this fate is given in the concluding hemistich: <span class="cmt_word">Because they refuse to do judgment.</span> This is a judicial retribution on them for wilfully declining (ver. 25) to do what is right. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/proverbs/21-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The violence</span><br /><span class="heb">שֹׁד־</span> <span class="translit">(šōḏ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7701.htm">Strong's 7701: </a> </span><span class="str2">Violence, havoc, devastation, ruin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the wicked</span><br /><span class="heb">רְשָׁעִ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(rə·šā·‘îm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7563.htm">Strong's 7563: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wrong, an, bad person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will sweep them away</span><br /><span class="heb">יְגוֹרֵ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(yə·ḡō·w·rêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1641.htm">Strong's 1641: </a> </span><span class="str2">To drag off roughly, to bring up the cud, to saw</span><br /><br /><span class="word">because</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they refuse</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵ֝אֲנ֗וּ</span> <span class="translit">(mê·’ă·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3985.htm">Strong's 3985: </a> </span><span class="str2">To refuse</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to do</span><br /><span class="heb">לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(la·‘ă·śō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">what is just.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִשְׁפָּֽט׃</span> <span class="translit">(miš·pāṭ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4941.htm">Strong's 4941: </a> </span><span class="str2">A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/proverbs/21-7.htm">Proverbs 21:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/proverbs/21-7.htm">Proverbs 21:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/proverbs/21-7.htm">Proverbs 21:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/proverbs/21-7.htm">Proverbs 21:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/proverbs/21-7.htm">Proverbs 21:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/proverbs/21-7.htm">Proverbs 21:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/proverbs/21-7.htm">Proverbs 21:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/proverbs/21-7.htm">Proverbs 21:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/proverbs/21-7.htm">Proverbs 21:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/proverbs/21-7.htm">Proverbs 21:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/proverbs/21-7.htm">OT Poetry: Proverbs 21:7 The violence of the wicked will drive (Prov. 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