Proverbs 21:7
The violence of the wicked will drag them away, for they refuse to do what is right.
In context
4 Haughty eyes and a proud heart— the unplowed field of the wicked—produce sin.
5 The plans of the diligent lead to profit as surely as haste leads to poverty. 6 A fortune made by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a deadly snare. 7 The violence of the wicked will drag them away, for they refuse to do what is right. 8 The way of the guilty is devious, but the conduct of the innocent is upright.
9 Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife. 10 The wicked crave evil; their neighbors get no mercy from them.
Compare in other versions
- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 21:7 in the KJV
The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; Because they refuse to do judgment.
- ESV English Standard Version
— Proverbs 21:7 in the ESV
The violence of the wicked will sweep them away, because they refuse to do what is just.