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Proverbs 21:7

World English Bible

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

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Proverbs 21:7 in other translations

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

Proverbs 21:7 · American Standard Version

Proverbs 21:7 in context

  1. 5The plans of the diligent surely lead to profit;
    and everyone who is hasty surely rushes to poverty.
  2. 6Getting treasures by a lying tongue
    is a fleeting vapor for those who seek death.
  3. 7The violence of the wicked will drive them away,
    because they refuse to do what is right.
  4. 8The way of the guilty is devious,
    but the conduct of the innocent is upright.
  5. 9It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop
    than to share a house with a contentious woman.