Proverbs 2:21
For the upright will dwell in the land. 2 The perfect will remain in it. 1
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In The King James Version
For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it.
In Context
20that you may walk in the way of good men, 2 and keep the paths of the upright. 1
22But the wicked will be cut off from the land. 2 The treacherous will be rooted out of it.
Cross References
Psalms 37:9For evildoers shall be cut off, 2 but those who wait for Adonai shall inherit the land. 1
Psalms 37:18י Adonai knows the days of the perfect. 2 Their inheritance shall be forever. 1
Psalms 37:29The upright shall inherit the land, 2 and live in it forever. 1
Psalms 112:4ז Light dawns in the darkness for the upright, 2 ח gracious, merciful, and righteous. 1
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 →