Proverbs 10:30
The good will never be removed from the land, but the wicked will not remain there.
Free Bible Version
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 protects those who do right, but he destroys those who do evil.
31What good people say produces wisdom, but liars will have their tongues cut out.
Cross References
Psalms 15:5They lend money without charging interest. They don't take bribes to testify against the innocent. Those who act like this will never ever fall.
Psalms 37:9For the wicked will be destroyed, and those who trust in the Lord will take possession of the land.
Psalms 37:28For the Lord loves fairness and he will never abandon those who are trustworthy. He will protect them forever. But the children of the wicked will die.
Psalms 112:6They will never fall. Those who live right won't be forgotten.
Proverbs 2:21For only people who live right will live in the land; only honest people will remain there.
Proverbs 10:25When the storm hits, the wicked are no more, but the good are safe and 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 →