Proverbs 21:7
The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment.
KJV
Rapinæ impiorum detrahent eos, quia noluerunt facere judicium.
Vulgate
ὄλεθρος ἀσεβέσιν ἐπιξενωθήσεται, οὐ γὰρ βούλονται πράσσειν τὰ δίκαια.
LXX
The violence of the wicked shall sweep them away, Because they refuse to do justice.
ASV
שֹׁד רְשָׁעִ֥ים יְגוֹרֵ֑/ם כִּ֥י מֵ֝אֲנ֗וּ לַ/עֲשׂ֥וֹת מִשְׁפָּֽט
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
י
y
noun · 422×
יַּ֥עַשׂ
y'sh
verb · 2621×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
מְגֹרָר֥וֹת
mgrrvt
verb · 5×
מֵאֲנ֖וּ
m'nv
verb · 41×
רְשָׁעִ֣ים
rsh'ym
adjective · 257×
שֹׁ֖ד
shd
noun · 25×
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- Eph 5:6 — Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.
- Mic 3:9 — Hear this, I pray you, ye heads of the house of Jacob, and princes of the house of Israel, that abhor judgment, and pervert all equity.
- Prov 11:3 — The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.
- Prov 21:21 — He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life, righteousness, and honour.
- Prov 22:22 — Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate: