Proverbs 2:21
For the iust shall dwell in the land, and the vpright men shall remaine in it.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it.
In Context
20Therefore walke thou in the way of good men, and keepe the wayes of the righteous.
22But the wicked shalbe cut off from ye earth, and the transgressours shalbe rooted out of it.
Cross References
Job 42:12So the Lord blessed the last dayes of Iob more then the first: for he had foureteene thousand sheepe, and sixe thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand shee asses.
Psalms 37:9For euill doers shalbe cut off, and they that wait vpon the Lord, they shall inherite the land.
Psalms 37:18The Lord knoweth the dayes of vpright men, and their inheritance shall bee perpetuall.
Psalms 37:29The righteous men shall inherit the lande, and dwell therein for euer.
Psalms 112:4Vnto the righteous ariseth light in darkenes: he is merciful and full of copassion 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 →