Proverbs 2:22
What does Proverbs 2:22 mean?
A plain-English look at Proverbs 2:22 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000But the wicked shall be cut off from the land, And the treacherous shall be rooted out of it.
KJV
King James Version · 1611But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901But the wicked shall be cut off from the land, And the treacherous shall be rooted out of it.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949But sinners will be cut off from the land, and those whose acts are false will be uprooted.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And the wicked from the earth are cut off, And treacherous dealers plucked out of it!
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752But the wicked shall be destroyed from the earth: and they that do unjustly, shall be taken away from it.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890but the wicked shall be cut off from the land, and the unfaithful shall be plucked up out of it.
Context
v.21For the upright shall dwell in the land, And the perfect shall remain in it.
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Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Proverbs 10:30
The righteous shall never be removed; But the wicked shall not dwell in the land.
- Psalms 37:37
Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright; For there is ahappyend to the man of peace.
- Psalms 104:35
Let sinners be consumed out of the earth. And let the wicked be no more. Bless Jehovah, O my soul. Praise ye Jehovah.
- Deuteronomy 28:63
And it shall come to pass, that, as Jehovah rejoiced over you to do you good, and to multiply you, so Jehovah will rejoice over you to cause you to perish, and to destroy you; and ye shall be plucked from off the land whither thou goest in to possess it.
- Psalms 37:20
But the wicked shall perish, And the enemies of Jehovah shall be as the fat of lambs: They shall consume; in smoke shall they consume away.
- 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
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