Proverbs 10:30
The righteous shall never fail: but the ungodly shall not dwell in the earth.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.
In Context
29The fear of the Lord is a strong hold of the saints: but ruin comes to them that work wickedness.
31The mouth of the righteous drops wisdom: but the tongue of the unjust shall perish.
Cross References
Psalms 15:5The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou art he that restores my inheritance to me.
Psalms 37:9I have been afflicted and brought down exceedingly: I have roared for the groaning of my heart.
Psalms 112:6and yet looks upon the low things in heaven, and on the earth:
Proverbs 2:21For the upright shall dwell in the earth, and the holy shall be left behind in it.
Proverbs 10:25When the storm passes by, the ungodly vanishes away; but the righteous turns aside and escapes for ever.
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 →