Proverbs 2:22
But, the lawless, out of the earth, shall be cut off, and, traitors, shall they tear away therefrom.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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 upright, shall abide on the earth,—and, the men of integrity, shall remain therein;
Cross References
Deuteronomy 7:22So will Yahweh thy God, clear away these nations from before thee little by little,—thou mayest not consume them at once, lest the wild beast of the field should multiply ever thee.
Deuteronomy 29:20Yahweh will not be willing to forgive him, but, then, will the anger of Yahweh and his jealousy smoke against that man, and all the oath that is written in this scroll, shall settle down upon him,—and Yahweh wipe out his name from under the heavens;
1 Chronicles 10:13Thus died Saul, for his unfaithfulness wherewith he dealt unfaithfully against Yahweh, over the word of Yahweh, which he kept not,—and, also, in asking by necromancy when he desired to enquire;
Job 21:30That, to the day of calamity, is the wicked reserved, to the day of indignant visitation, are they led.
Psalms 37:22For, such as are blessed of him, shall inherit the earth, But, the cursed of him, shall be cut off.
Psalms 37:37Mark the blameless man, and behold the upright, for there is a hereafter for the man of 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 →