Proverbs 2:22
But sinners will be cut off from the land, and those whose acts are false will be uprooted.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it.
In Context
21For the upright will be living in the land, and the good will have it for their heritage.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 7:22The Lord your God will send out the nations before you little by little; they are not to be rooted out quickly, for fear that the beasts of the field may be increased overmuch against you.
Deuteronomy 29:20The Lord will have no mercy on him, but the wrath of the Lord will be burning against that man, and all the curses recorded in this book will be waiting for him, and the Lord will take away his name completely from the earth.
1 Chronicles 10:13So death came to Saul because of the sin which he did against the Lord, that is, because of the word of the Lord which he kept not; and because he went for directions to one who had an evil spirit,
Job 21:30How the evil man goes free in the day of trouble, and has salvation in the day of wrath?
Psalms 37:22Those who have his blessing will have the earth for their heritage; but those who are cursed by him will be cut off.
Psalms 37:37Give attention to the good man, and take note of the upright; because the end of that man is peace.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 2:11-22
The Benefits Conferred by Wisdom. 10 When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul; 11 Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee: 12 To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things; 13 Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness; 14 Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked; 15 Whose ways are crooked, and they froward in their paths: 16 To deliver thee from the strange… Read the whole commentary →