Proverbs 2:21
For those doing right will make a home in the land, 1 and those with integrity will remain in it. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it.
In Context
20So you will walk in the way of good people 1 and follow the paths of righteous people. 1
22But the wicked will be cut off from the land, 1 and the faithless will be cut off from it.
Cross References
Job 42:12Yahweh blessed the final end of Job's life more than the first; he had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, one thousand yoke of oxen, and one thousand female donkeys.
Psalms 37:9Evildoers will be cut off, 1 but those who wait for Yahweh will inherit the land. 1
Psalms 37:18Yahweh watches over the blameless day by day, 1 and their heritage will be forever. 1
Psalms 37:29The righteous will inherit the land 1 and live there forever. 1
Psalms 112:4Light shines in the darkness for the godly person; 1 he is gracious, merciful, and just. 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 →