Proverbs 2:21
19 None who go to her return or negotiate the paths of life.
20 So you will follow in the ways of the good, and keep to the paths of the righteous.
For the upright will inhabit the land, and the blameless will remain in it;
22 but the wicked will be cut off from the land, and the unfaithful will be uprooted.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- For the upright will inhabit the land, and the blameless will remain in it;
- KJV
- For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it.
- WEB
- For the upright will dwell in the land. The perfect will remain in it.
- ASV
- For the upright shall dwell in the land, And the perfect shall remain in it.
- DARBY
- For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it;
- BLB
- For the upright will dwell in the land, and the blameless ones will remain in it.
- ÅB
- for de oppriktige skal bo i landet, og de ustraffelige skal bli tilbake i det,
- OTB
- For de oppriktige skal bo i landet, og de ulastelige skal bo i det;
- B1930
- for de opriktige skal bo i landet, og de ustraffelige skal bli tilbake i det,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 84:11
For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.
Read in contextPsalms 37:29
The righteous will inherit the land and dwell in it forever.
Read in contextPsalms 37:9
For the evildoers will be cut off, but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land.
Read in contextProverbs 10:30
The righteous will never be shaken, but the wicked will not inhabit the land.
Read in contextJob 42:12
So the LORD blessed Job’s latter days more than his first. He owned 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 yoke of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys.
Read in contextPsalms 37:3
Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.
Read in contextPsalms 37:11
But the meek will inherit the land and delight in abundant prosperity.
Read in contextPsalms 37:22
Surely those He blesses will inherit the land, but the cursed will be destroyed.
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