Proverbs 21:7
Strong's Lexicon
The violence
שֹׁד־ (šōḏ-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 7701: 1) havoc, violence, destruction, devastation, ruin 1a) violence, havoc (as social sin) 1b) devastation, ruin

of the wicked
רְשָׁעִ֥ים (rə·šā·‘îm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7563: 1) wicked, criminal 1a) guilty one, one guilty of crime (subst) 1b) wicked (hostile to God) 1c) wicked, guilty of sin (against God or man)

will sweep them away
יְגוֹרֵ֑ם (yə·ḡō·w·rêm)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1641: 1) to drag, drag away 1a) (Qal) to drag away 1b) (Niphal) to chew the cud 1c) (Poal) sawn (participle) 1d) (Hithpoel) roaring (participle)

because
כִּ֥י ()
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since 1a) that 1a1) yea, indeed 1b) when (of time) 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) 1c) because, since (causal connection) 1d) but (after negative) 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if 1f) but rather, but 1g) except that 1h) only, nevertheless 1i) surely 1j) that is 1k) but if 1l) for though 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore

they refuse
מֵ֝אֲנ֗וּ (mê·’ă·nū)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 3985: 1) (Piel) to refuse

to do
לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת (la·‘ă·śō·wṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 6213: 1) to do, fashion, accomplish, make 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to do, work, make, produce 1a1a) to do 1a1b) to work 1a1c) to deal (with) 1a1d) to act, act with effect, effect 1a2) to make 1a2a) to make 1a2b) to produce 1a2c) to prepare 1a2d) to make (an offering) 1a2e) to attend to, put in order 1a2f) to observe, celebrate 1a2g) to acquire (property) 1a2h) to appoint, ordain, institute 1a2i) to bring about 1a2j) to use 1a2k) to spend, pass 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be done 1b2) to be made 1b3) to be produced 1b4) to be offered 1b5) to be observed 1b6) to be used 1c) (Pual) to be made 2) (Piel) to press, squeeze

what is just.
מִשְׁפָּֽט׃ (miš·pāṭ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4941: 1) judgment, justice, ordinance 1a) judgment 1a1) act of deciding a case 1a2) place, court, seat of judgment 1a3) process, procedure, litigation (before judges) 1a4) case, cause (presented for judgment) 1a5) sentence, decision (of judgment) 1a6) execution (of judgment) 1a7) time (of judgment) 1b) justice, right, rectitude (attributes of God or man) 1c) ordinance 1d) decision (in law) 1e) right, privilege, due (legal) 1f) proper, fitting, measure, fitness, custom, manner, plan

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
The violence of the wicked will sweep them away because they refuse to do what is just.

Young's Literal Translation
The spoil of the wicked catcheth them, Because they have refused to do judgment.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The violence of the wicked sweeps them away because they refuse to act justly.

New American Standard Bible
The violence of the wicked will drag them away, Because they refuse to act with justice.

King James Bible
The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
The violence of the wicked will drag them away, for they refuse to do what is right.

New Living Translation
The violence of the wicked sweeps them away, because they refuse to do what is just.

English Standard Version
The violence of the wicked will sweep them away, because they refuse to do what is just.

New American Standard Bible
The violence of the wicked will drag them away, Because they refuse to act with justice.

King James Bible
The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The violence of the wicked sweeps them away because they refuse to act justly.

International Standard Version
Devastation caused by the wicked will drag them away because they refuse to do what is just.

NET Bible
The violence done by the wicked will drag them away because they refuse to do what is right.

American Standard Version
The violence of the wicked shall sweep them away, Because they refuse to do justice.

English Revised Version
The violence of the wicked shall sweep them away; because they refuse to do judgment.

Young's Literal Translation
The spoil of the wicked catcheth them, Because they have refused to do judgment.
















Cross References
Amos 5:7
Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and leave off righteousness in the earth,

Micah 3:9
Hear this, I pray you, ye heads of the house of Jacob, and princes of the house of Israel, that abhor judgment, and pervert all equity.

Proverbs 1:1
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

Proverbs 21:6
The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.

Proverbs 21:5
The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want.

Proverbs 21:4
An high look, and a proud heart, and the plowing of the wicked, is sin.

Proverbs 21:8
The way of man is froward and strange: but as for the pure, his work is right.

Proverbs 21:9
It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.

Proverbs 21:10
The soul of the wicked desireth evil: his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes.
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