Proverbs 21:7
The violence of the wicked shall sweep them away, because they refuse to do justice.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment.
In Context
6The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vapor driven to and fro by those who seek death.
Cross References
Psalms 9:16LORD has made himself known. He has executed justice. The wicked man is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah.
Proverbs 10:6Blessings are upon the head of a righteous man, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
Proverbs 22:22Do not rob a poor man, because he is poor, nor oppress an afflicted man in the gate.
Isaiah 1:23Thy rulers are rebellious, and companions of thieves. Everyone loves bribes, and follows after rewards. They judge not the fatherless, nor does the cause of the widow come to them.
Jeremiah 7:15And I will cast you out of my sight, as I have cast out all your brothers, even the whole seed of Ephraim.
Ezekiel 22:13Behold, therefore, I have smitten my hand at thy dishonest gain which thou have made, and at thy blood which has been in the midst of thee.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 21:7
6 The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death. This shows the folly of those that hope to enrich themselves by dishonest practices, by oppressing and over-reaching those with whom they deal, by false-witness-bearing, or by fraudulent contracts, of those that make no scruples of lying when there is any thing to be got by it. They may perhaps heap up treasures by these means, that which they make their treasure; but, 1. They will not meet with the satisfaction… Read the whole commentary →