Proverbs 10:30

What does Proverbs 10:30 mean?

A plain-English look at Proverbs 10:30 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

The righteous shall never be removed; But the wicked shall not dwell in the land.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

The righteous shall never be removed; But the wicked shall not dwell in the land.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

The upright man will never be moved, but evil-doers will not have a safe resting-place in the land.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

The righteous to the age is not moved, And the wicked inhabit not the earth.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

The just shall never be moved: but the wicked shall not dwell on the earth.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

The righteous [man] shall never be moved; but the wicked shall not inhabit the land.

Context

v.29The way of Jehovah is a stronghold to the upright; But it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

v.30This passage

v.31The mouth of the righteous bringeth forth wisdom; But the perverse tongue shall be cut off.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Romans 8:35

    Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or anguish, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?

  • Ezekiel 33:24

    Son of man, they that inhabit those waste places in the land of Israel speak, saying, Abraham was one, and he inherited the land: but we are many; the land is given us for inheritance.

  • Psalms 52:5

    God will likewise destroy thee for ever; He will take thee up, and pluck thee out of thy tent, And root thee out of the land of the living. [Selah

  • Psalms 16:8

    I have set Jehovah always before me: Because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.

  • Proverbs 2:21

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

  • Psalms 125:1

    They that trust in Jehovah Are as mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but abideth for ever.

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