What does Proverbs 21:7 mean?

Proverbs 21:7 highlights themes such as justice, wickedness, consequences when read in context.

How should I apply Proverbs 21:7 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

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

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

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

7The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment.

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

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

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Galatians 6:7
Paul teaches that a person reaps what they sow, similar to the fate of the wicked.
Proverbs 11:5
Both verses discuss the downfall of the wicked due to their refusal to act justly.
Psalm 37:38
This psalm contrasts the fate of the wicked with the righteous, similar to Proverbs 21:7.