Proverbs 10:30
A righteous man shall never be removed, but the wicked shall not dwell in the land.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.
In Context
29The way of LORD is a stronghold to the upright, but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.
31The mouth of a righteous man brings forth wisdom, but the perverse tongue shall be cut off.
Cross References
Psalms 15:5he who puts not his money out to interest, nor takes a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things shall never be moved.
Psalms 37:9For evil-doers shall be cut off, but those who wait for LORD, they shall inherit the land.
Psalms 37:28For LORD loves justice, and forsakes not his sanctified. They are preserved forever, but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.
Psalms 112:6for he shall never be moved. A righteous man shall be had in everlasting remembrance.
Proverbs 2:21For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it.
Proverbs 10:25When the whirlwind passes, the wicked man is no more, but the righteous man is an everlasting foundation.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 10:30-31
29 The way of the Lord is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity. 30 The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth. These two verses are to the same purport with those next before, intimating the happiness of the godly and the misery of the wicked; it is necessary that this be inculcated upon us, so loth are we to believe and consider it. 1. Strength and stability are entailed upon integrity: The way of the Lord (the providence of God, the… Read the whole commentary →