Proverbs 2:21

Translations

Modern

For the upright will inhabit the land, and the blameless will remain in it;

Traditional

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

Literal

For the upright will dwell in the land, and the blameless ones will remain in it.

Latin

…qui enim recti sunt habitabunt in terra, et simplices permanebunt in ea;

Interlinear

Hebrew

English

For the upright will inhabit the land, and the blameless will remain in it;

Notes

Proverbs 2:20–22

Those who make wise choices will live in the land; those who do not will be evicted. God gave the land of Israel to his people, but they could only stay if they followed God's commands (Deuteronomy 28:9–11, 64–68). Because they broke his law, they were expelled in 586 BC (see 2 Kings 25:1–30; 2 Chronicles 36:15–21).

Proverbs 2:1–22

The father advises his son to seek wisdom. It will protect him from bad people and the risks of unfaithful women. The son should pursue wisdom, knowing it is a gift from God.

Theme notes and profiles

Marriage and Sexuality Wisdom

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Psalm 84:11
For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.
Psalm 37:9
For the evildoers will be cut off, but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land.
Psalm 37:29
The righteous will inherit the land and dwell in it forever.
Proverbs 10:30
The righteous will never be shaken, but the wicked will not inhabit the land.
Job 42:12
So the LORD blessed Job’s latter days more than his first. He owned 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 yoke of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys.
Psalm 37:22
Surely those He blesses will inherit the land, but the cursed will be destroyed.
Psalm 37:3
Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.
Psalm 37:11
But the meek will inherit the land and delight in abundant prosperity.
Job 1:1
There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. And this man was blameless and upright, fearing God and shunning evil.
Psalm 112:4–6
Light dawns in the darkness for the upright—for the gracious, compassionate, and righteous.

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