Proverbs 2:22
But the wicked shall be cut off from the land, And transgressors shall be rooted out of it.
Noyes Bible
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 land, And the righteous shall remain in it;
Cross References
Job 21:30That the wicked is spared in the day of destruction, And that he is borne to his grave in the day of wrath?
Psalms 37:22For they who are blessed by God shall inherit the land, And they who are cursed by him shall be rooted out.
Psalms 37:37Mark the righteous man, and behold the upright, That posterity is to the man of peace!
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 →