Proverbs 2:22
But the wicked shalbe cut off from ye earth, and the transgressours shalbe rooted out of it.
Geneva Bible 1599
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 iust shall dwell in the land, and the vpright men shall remaine in it.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 7:22And the Lord thy God wil roote out these nations before thee by little and little: thou mayest not consume them at once, least the beasts of the fielde increase vpon thee.
Deuteronomy 29:20The Lord will not be mercifull vnto him, but then the wrath of the Lord and his ielousie shall smoke against that man, and euery curse that is written in this booke, shall light vpon him, and the Lord shall put out his name from vnder heauen,
1 Chronicles 10:13So Saul dyed for his transgression, that he committed against the Lord, euen against the word of the Lord, which he kept not, and in that he sought and asked counsel of a familiar spirit,
Job 21:30But the wicked is kept vnto the day of destruction, and they shall be brought forth to the day of wrath.
Psalms 37:22For such as be blessed of God, shall inherite the lande, and they that be cursed of him, shalbe cut off.
Psalms 37:37Marke the vpright man, and beholde the iust: for the end of that man is 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 →