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Proverbs 21:7
The violence of the lawless, shall drag them away,—because they have refused to do justice.
Proverbs 21:7 · Rotherham Emphasised Bible
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Proverbs 21:7 in other translations
The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment.
The violence of the wicked will sweep them away because they refuse to do what is just.
The violence of the wicked will drive them away, because they refuse to do what is right.
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In context
4 Loftiness of eyes, and ambition of heart—the lamp of the lawless, are sin.
5 The plans of the diligent, tend only to abundance, but, of every one that is urgent, only to want.
6 The gaining of treasures with a tongue of falsehood, is a vapour driven away, [they who seek them] seek death,
7 The violence of the lawless, shall drag them away,—because they have refused to do justice.
8 Crooked is the way of a guilty man, but, as for the pure, straight is his dealing.
9 Better to dwell on the corner of the roof, than a quarrelsome wife, and a house in common.
10 The soul of the lawless man, craveth mischief, his own friend, findeth no favour in his eyes.
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