Proverbs 10:30
The righteous will never be shaken, but the wicked will not inhabit the land.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.
In Context
29The way of the LORD is a refuge to the upright, but destruction awaits those who do evil.
31The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but a perverse tongue will be cut out.
Cross References
Psalms 15:5who lends his money without interest and refuses a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things will never be shaken.
Psalms 37:9For the evildoers will be cut off, but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land.
Psalms 37:28For the LORD loves justice and will not forsake His saints. They are preserved forever, but the offspring of the wicked will be cut off.
Psalms 112:6Surely he will never be shaken; the righteous man will be remembered forever.
Proverbs 2:21For the upright will inhabit the land, and the blameless will remain in it;
Proverbs 10:25When the whirlwind passes, the wicked are no more, but the righteous are secure forever.
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 →