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 · 2000The righteous shall never be removed; But the wicked shall not dwell in the land.
KJV
King James Version · 1611The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901The righteous shall never be removed; But the wicked shall not dwell in the land.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949The upright man will never be moved, but evil-doers will not have a safe resting-place in the land.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862The righteous to the age is not moved, And the wicked inhabit not the earth.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752The just shall never be moved: but the wicked shall not dwell on the earth.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890The righteous [man] shall never be moved; but the wicked shall not inhabit the land.
Context
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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