Proverbs 21:7
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.
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.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- The violence of the wicked will sweep them away because they refuse to do what is just.
- KJV
- The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment.
- WEB
- The violence of the wicked will drive them away, because they refuse to do what is right.
- ASV
- The violence of the wicked shall sweep them away, Because they refuse to do justice.
- DARBY
- The devastation of the wicked sweepeth them away, because they refuse to do what is right.
- BLB
- The violence of the wicked will drag them away, for they refuse to do justice.
- ÅB
- De ugudeliges vold skal rykke dem selv bort, fordi de ikke ville gjøre det som rett er.
- OTB
- De ondes vold vil føre dem bort, fordi de nekter å handle rettferdig.
- B1930
- De ugudeliges vold skal rykke dem selv bort, fordi de ikke vilde gjøre det som rett er.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 21:21
He who pursues righteousness and loving devotion finds life, righteousness, and honor.
Read in contextEphesians 5:6
Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience.
Read in contextMicah 3:9–12
Now hear this, O leaders of the house of Jacob and rulers of the house of Israel, who despise justice and pervert all that is right,
Read in contextZechariah 5:3–4
Then he told me, “This is the curse that is going out over the face of all the land, for according to one side of the scroll, every thief will be removed; and according to the other side, every perjurer will be removed.
Read in contextProverbs 22:22–23
Do not rob a poor man because he is poor, and do not crush the afflicted at the gate,
Read in contextPsalms 7:16
His trouble recoils on himself, and his violence falls on his own head.
Read in contextEzekiel 22:13–14
Now look, I strike My hands together against your unjust gain and against the blood you have shed in your midst.
Read in contextIsaiah 1:23–24
Your rulers are rebels, friends of thieves. They all love bribes and chasing after rewards. They do not defend the fatherless, and the plea of the widow never comes before them.
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