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Proverbs 2:21

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

KJV

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

Vulgate

ὅτι εὐθεῖς κατασκηνώσουσι γῆν, καὶ ὅσιοι ὑπολειφθήσονται ἐν αὐτῇ·

LXX

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

ASV

כִּֽי יְשָׁרִ֥ים יִשְׁכְּנוּ אָ֑רֶץ וּ֝/תְמִימִ֗ים יִוָּ֥תְרוּ בָֽ/הּ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶ֣רֶץ
'rts
noun · 2484×
יָּשָׁ֖ר
yshr
adjective · 114×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
נּוֹתָר֙
nvtr
verb · 107×
שַׁכֵּ֥ן
shkn
verb · 123×
תְּמִימִֽם
tmymm
adjective · 90×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Job 42:12 — So 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.
  • Prov 10:30 — The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.
  • Prov 10:30 — The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.
  • Ps 7:10 — My defence is of God, which saveth the upright in heart.
  • Ps 37:3 — Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
  • Ps 37:9 — For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.
  • Ps 37:9 — For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.
  • Ps 37:11 — But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
  • Ps 37:22 — For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off.
  • Ps 37:29 — The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.
  • Ps 37:29 — The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.
  • Ps 51:6 — Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.
  • Ps 84:11 — For 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.