Proverbs 2:22
But the wicked will be thrown out of the land; those who are untrustworthy will be pulled out by the roots.
Free Bible Version
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 only people who live right will live in the land; only honest people will remain there.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 7:22The Lord your God will drive out these nations ahead of you in stages. You won't be able to get rid of them all at the same time, or you'd be overwhelmed by wild animals.
Deuteronomy 29:20The Lord would never want to pardon them. In fact, his passionate anger will burn against them, and every curse written in this book will fall on them. The Lord will erase their name from the earth,
1 Chronicles 10:13Saul died because he was unfaithful to the Lord. He did not keep the Lord's commands, and he also went to consult a medium.
Job 21:30Wicked people are spared in times of disaster; they are rescued from the day of judgment.
Psalms 37:22Those who are blessed by God will own the land, but those he curses will die.
Psalms 37:37Observe the innocent, look at those who do right! Those who love peace have a future!
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 →