Proverbs 2:21
For only people who live right will live in the land; only honest people will remain there.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it.
In Context
20So you should follow the way of the good, and make sure you stay on the paths of those who do right.
Cross References
Job 42:12The Lord blessed the last part of Job's life more than the first part. Now he owned 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 teams of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys.
Psalms 37:9For the wicked will be destroyed, and those who trust in the Lord will take possession of the land.
Psalms 37:18The Lord knows what is happening to the innocent and grants them an eternal inheritance.
Psalms 37:29Those who do right will own the land and will live there forever.
Psalms 112:4Light shines in the darkness for those who live right, for those who are gracious, compassionate, and good.
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 →