Proverbs 2:21

because only godly people will live in this land and receive God’s blessings; only those who have not done wrong will stay here for a long time.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it.

In Context

20If you are wise, you should behave like good men behave. You should ◄stay on the paths that righteous people walk on/do what godly people do► [MET],

22Wicked people will be expelled from this land, and people who are not trustworthy will be thrown {God will throw them} out of it.

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Cross References

Job 42:12Then Yahweh blessed Job in the second half of his life more than he had blessed him in the first half of his life. He now acquired/owned 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 2,000 oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys.

Psalms 37:9Some day Yahweh will get rid of wicked people, but those who trust in Yahweh will live safely in the land that he has given to them.

Psalms 37:18Every day Yahweh cares about those who have not done any evil things; the things that Yahweh gives them will last forever.

Psalms 37:29Righteous/Godly people will own the land that Yahweh promised to give to them, and they will live there forever.

Psalms 112:4Godly/Righteous people are like lights [SIM] that shine in the darkness on those who are kind, merciful and righteous.

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 →

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