Proverbs 2:22
The paths of the ungodly shall perish out of the earth, and transgressors shall be driven away from it.
Brenton Septuagint
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 shall dwell in the earth, and the holy shall be left behind in it.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 7:22And the Lord thy God shall consume these nations before thee by little and little: thou shalt not be able to consume them speedily, lest the land become desert, and the wild beasts of the field be multiplied against thee.
Deuteronomy 29:20God shall by no means be willing to pardon him, but then the wrath of the Lord and his jealousy shall flame out against that man; and all the curses of this covenant shall attach themselves to him, which are written in this book, and the Lord shall blot out his name from under heaven.
1 Chronicles 10:13So Saul died for his transgressions, wherein he transgressed against God, against the word of the Lord, forasmuch as he kept it not, because Saul enquired of a wizard to seek counsel, and Samuel the prophet answered him:
Job 21:30For the wicked hastens to the day of destruction: they shall be led away for the day of his vengeance.
Psalms 37:22Forsake me not, O Lord my God: depart not from me.
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 →