Proverbs 21:7
The rapine of the wicked shall snatch them away, Because they refuse to do justice.
Noyes Bible
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 false tongue Is the fleeting breath of them that seek death.
8The way of the guilty man is crooked; But he that is pure, his doings are right.
Cross References
Psalms 9:16Thus it is known that the LORD executeth judgment; The wicked are ensnared in the work of their own hands. [[Stringed instruments. Pause.]]
Proverbs 10:6Blessings are upon the head of the just; But the mouth of the wicked concealeth violence.
Proverbs 22:22Rob not the poor man, because he is poor, Nor crush thou the destitute at the gate;
Isaiah 1:23Thy princes are faithless, companions of thieves; Every one of them loveth gifts, and seeketh rewards; They render not justice to the fatherless, And the cause of the widow cometh not before them.
Jeremiah 7:15I will cast you out from my presence, As I have cast out all your brethren, The whole race of Ephraim.
Ezekiel 22:13Therefore, behold, I have smitten my hands together at thy dishonest gain which thou hast made, and at the blood which hath been shed 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 →