Proverbs 21:7
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
The violenceשֹׁד־
(shod-)
7701: violence, havoc, devastation, ruinfrom shadad
of the wickedרְשָׁעִ֥ים
(re·sha·'im)
7563: wicked, criminalfrom an unused word
will drag them away,יְגֹורֵ֑ם
(ye·go·v·rem;)
1641: to drag, drag awaya prim. root
Becauseכִּ֥י
(ki)
3588: that, for, whena prim. conjunction
they refuseמֵ֝אֲנ֗וּ
(me·'a·nu)
3985: to refusea prim. root
to actלַעֲשֹׂ֥ות
(la·'a·so·vt)
6213a: do, makea prim. root
with justice.מִשְׁפָּֽט׃
(mish·pat.)
4941: judgmentfrom shaphat


















KJV Lexicon
The robbery
shod  (shode)
violence, ravage -- desolation, destruction, oppression, robbery, spoil(-ed, -er, -ing), wasting.
of the wicked
rasha`  (raw-shaw')
morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person -- + condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.
shall destroy
garar  (gaw-rar')
to drag off roughly; by implication, to bring up the cud (i.e. ruminate); by analogy, to saw -- catch, chew, continuing, destroy, saw.
them because they refuse
ma'en  (maw-ane')
to refuse -- refuse, utterly.
to do
`asah  (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
judgment
mishpat  (mish-pawt')
a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective
Parallel Verses
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.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
The shipwreck of the evil will come upon them, because they did not choose to do justice.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The violence of wicked people will drag them away since they refuse to do what is just.

King James 2000 Bible
The violence of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do justice.
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