Proverbs 21:7
The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment.
Cross-reference
Proverbs 21:21 promises life to those who pursue righteousness — a contrast to the violent who refuse justice and are destroyed.
In Proverbs 1:18, the wicked lay ambush for their own lives, echoing how their violence sweeps them away here.
In Proverbs 10:6, violence covering the mouth of the wicked parallels the violent sweeping away of those who refuse justice.
Proverbs 11:3 says the treacherous are destroyed by their crookedness, directly paralleling the violent being swept away.
In Proverbs 1:19, greed takes away life, similar to violence sweeping away the wicked here.
In Proverbs 22:23, God's promise to plunder oppressors parallels the violent end awaiting those who refuse justice.
In Psalm 7:16, the image of violence recoiling on the wicked mirrors the self-destructive violence in Proverbs 21:7.
In Psalm 9:16, the wicked are ensnared by their own deeds, echoing how violence sweeps them away.
In Isaiah 1:24, God's vengeance against the unjust matches the violent destruction awaiting the wicked.
Ezekiel 18:18 states the father who practiced extortion dies for his iniquity, a clear parallel to the violent being swept away.
Micah 3:9-12 condemns rulers who pervert justice and foretells their destruction, directly echoing the violent being swept away.
In Isaiah 1:23, corrupt rulers neglecting justice exemplify the refusal to do what is just that brings destruction.
In Jeremiah 7:9-11, the people's violence and false security mirror the wicked's refusal to do justice that leads to ruin.