Bible verse
The violence of the wicked will sweep them away because they refuse to do what is just.
Proverbs 21:7 · BSB
The verses around it, from Proverbs 21.
3 To do righteousness and justice is more desirable to the LORD than sacrifice.
4 Haughty eyes and a proud heart—the guides of the wicked—are sin.
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.
7 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.
10 The soul of the wicked man craves evil; his neighbor finds no favor in his eyes.
11 When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom; and when a wise man is instructed, he acquires knowledge.
KJV
The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment.
ASV
The violence of the wicked shall sweep them away, Because they refuse to do justice.
ERV
The violence of the wicked shall sweep them away; because they refuse to do judgment.
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