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Proverbs 2:22

20 That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.

21 For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it.

But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it.
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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.

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BSB
but the wicked will be cut off from the land, and the unfaithful will be uprooted.
KJV
But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it.
WEB
But the wicked will be cut off from the land. The treacherous will be rooted out of it.
ASV
But the wicked shall be cut off from the land, And the treacherous shall be rooted out of it.
DARBY
but the wicked shall be cut off from the land, and the unfaithful shall be plucked up out of it.
BLB
And the wicked will be cut off from the earth, and treacherous ones will be plucked out from it.
ÅB
men de ugudelige skal utryddes av landet, og de troløse skal rykkes bort fra det.
OTB
Men de onde skal fjernes fra landet, og de troløse skal rykkes opp fra det.
B1930
men de ugudelige skal utryddes av landet, og de troløse skal rykkes bort fra det.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Psalms 52:5

    God shall likewise destroy thee for ever, he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of thy dwelling place, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah.

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  • Deuteronomy 7:22

    And the LORD thy God will put out those nations before thee by little and little: thou mayest not consume them at once, lest the beasts of the field increase upon thee.

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  • Isaiah 3:10–11

    Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.

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  • Psalms 37:28

    For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.

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  • Proverbs 10:30

    The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.

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  • Psalms 145:20

    The LORD preserveth all them that love him: but all the wicked will he destroy.

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  • Deuteronomy 28:63–64

    And it shall come to pass, that as the LORD rejoiced over you to do you good, and to multiply you; so the LORD will rejoice over you to destroy you, and to bring you to nought; and ye shall be plucked from off the land whither thou goest to possess it.

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  • Job 18:16–18

    His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off.

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