King James Version
Proverbs 21:7 in the King James Version says “The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment. destroy: Heb. saw them, or, dwell with...” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 21 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment. destroy: Heb. saw them, or, dwell with them”
Proverbs 21:7 · KJV
The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want.
The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.
The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment. destroy: Heb. saw them, or, dwell with them
The way of man is froward and strange: but as for the pure, his work is right.
It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house. a brawling: Heb. a woman of contentions a wide: Heb. an house of society
KJV Study — Public Domain
“shall destroy”
H1641to drag off roughly; by implication, to bring up the cud (i.e., ruminate); by analogy, to saw
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
“judgment”
H4941properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, ind
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