Proverbs 21:7
The violence of the wicked will sweep them away, because they refuse to do what is just.
In context
4 Haughty eyes and a proud heart, the lamp of the wicked, are sin.
5 The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty. 6 The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a snare of death. 7 The violence of the wicked will sweep them away, because they refuse to do what is just. 8 The way of the guilty is crooked, but the conduct of the pure is upright.
9 It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife. 10 The soul of the wicked desires evil; his neighbor finds no mercy in his eyes.
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- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 21:7 in the KJV
The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; Because they refuse to do judgment.
- NIV New International Version
— Proverbs 21:7 in the NIV
The violence of the wicked will drag them away, for they refuse to do what is right.