Proverbs
Proverbs 21:7
7The violence of the wicked will sweep them away
because they refuse to do what is just.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The violence | שֹׁד־ | šōḏ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H7701 violence, havoc, devastation, ruin |
| of the wicked | רְשָׁעִ֥ים | rə·šā·‘îm | Adjective - masculine plural | H7563 wicked, criminal |
| will sweep them away | יְגוֹרֵ֑ם | yə·ḡō·w·rêm | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural | H1641 drag, drag away |
| because | כִּ֥י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| they refuse | מֵ֝אֲנ֗וּ | mê·’ă·nū | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural | H3985 refuse |
| to do | לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת | la·‘ă·śō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H6213 do, make |
| what is just | מִשְׁפָּֽט׃ | miš·pāṭ | Noun - masculine singular | H4941 judgment |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 21:21 · Psalm 7:16 · Proverbs 22:22–23 · Ephesians 5:6 · Micah 3:9–12 · Zechariah 5:3–4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.