Proverbs 2:22
But the wicked shall be destroyed from the earth: and they that do unjustly shall be taken away from it.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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 they that are upright shall dwell in the earth, and the simple shall continue in it.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 7:22He will consume these nations in thy sight by little and little and by degrees. Thou wilt not be able to destroy them altogether: lest perhaps the beasts of the earth should increase upon thee.
Deuteronomy 29:20And the Lord should not forgive him: but his wrath and jealousy against that man should be exceedingly enkindled at that time, and all the curses that are written in this volume should light upon him: and the Lord should blot out his name from under heaven,
1 Chronicles 10:13So Saul died for his iniquities, because he transgressed the commandment of the Lord, which he had commanded, and kept it not: and moreover consulted also a witch,
Job 21:30Because the wicked man is reserved to the day of destruction, and he shall be brought to the day of wrath.
Psalms 37:22For such as bless him shall inherit the land : but such as curse him shall perish.
Psalms 37:37Keep innocence, and behold justice : for there are remnants for the peaceable man.
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 →