Proverbs 2:21
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For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it.For the upright will inhabit the land, and the blameless will remain in it;
In other translations
For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it.For the upright will inhabit the land, and the blameless will remain in it;
Hebrew words
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Psalm 84:11For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.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 37:29The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.The righteous will inherit the land and dwell in it forever.
- Psalm 37:9For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.For the evildoers will be cut off, but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land.
- Proverbs 10:30The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.The righteous will never be shaken, but the wicked will not inhabit the land.
- Job 42:12So the Lord blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning: for he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she asses.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 37:22For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off.Surely those He blesses will inherit the land, but the cursed will be destroyed.
- Psalm 37:3Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.
- Psalm 37:11But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.But the meek will inherit the land and delight in abundant prosperity.
- Job 1:1There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.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 112:4-64 Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: he is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous. 5 A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion. 6 Surely he shall not be moved for ever: the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance.4 Light dawns in the darkness for the upright— for the gracious, compassionate, and righteous. 5 It is well with the man who is generous and lends freely, whose affairs are guided by justice. 6 Surely he will never be shaken; the righteous man will be remembered forever.
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