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Proverbs 2:21–22

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21For the upright will inhabit the land,

and those of integrity will remain in it;v

22but the wicked will be cut off from the land,w

and the treacherous ripped out of it.x

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Cross references

  1. vPr 10:30; Mt 5:5–6
  2. wPs 37:38
  3. xDt 28:63; Ps 52:5

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

For the upright will inhabit the land,

and those with integrity will remain in it,

but the wicked will be cut off from the land,

and the treacherous will be rooted out of it.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

For the upright will live in the land,

and the blameless will remain in it;

but the wicked will be cut off from the land,

and the unfaithful will be torn from it.

NLTNew Living Translation

For only the godly will live in the land,

and those with integrity will remain in it.

But the wicked will be removed from the land,

and the treacherous will be uprooted.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

For those who are upright will dwell in the land,

and those who are blameless will remain in it.

And those who are wicked will be cut off from the land,

and those who are treacherous will be uprooted from it.

KJV 1900King James Version

For the upright shall dwell in the land,

And the perfect shall remain in it.

But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth,

And the transgressors shall be rooted out of it.