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Proverbs 10:30
30The godly will never be disturbed, but the wicked will be removed from the land.
Proverbs 10:30 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.
- New International Version (NIV)The righteous will never be uprooted, but the wicked will not remain in the land.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The righteous will never be removed, but the wicked will not dwell in the land.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The righteous will never be removed, But the wicked will not inhabit the earth.
Context of Proverbs 10:30
28The hopes of the godly result in happiness, but the expectations of the wicked come to nothing. 29The way of the Lord is a stronghold to those with integrity, but it destroys the wicked. The godly will never be disturbed, but the wicked will be removed from the land. 31The mouth of the godly person gives wise advice, but the tongue that deceives will be cut off. 32The lips of the godly speak helpful words, but the mouth of the wicked speaks perverse words.
Read all of Proverbs 10Proverbs 10:30 word by word
צַדִּ֣יק לְעוֹלָ֣ם בַּל־יִמּ֑וֹט וּ֝רְשָׁעִ֗ים לֹ֣א יִשְׁכְּנוּ־אָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 10:30
- Proverbs 10:25When the storms of life come, the wicked are whirled away, but the godly have a lasting foundation.
- Psalms 16:8I know the Lord is always with me. I will not be shaken, for he is right beside me.
- Psalms 37:22Those the Lord blesses will possess the land, but those he curses will die.
- Psalms 112:6Such people will not be overcome by evil. Those who are righteous will be long remembered.
- Psalms 125:1Those who trust in the Lord are as secure as Mount Zion; they will not be defeated but will endure forever.
- Romans 8:35Can anything ever separate us from Christ’s love? Does it mean he no longer loves us if we have trouble or calamity, or are persecuted, or hungry, or destitute, or in danger, or threatened with death?
- 2 Peter 1:10So, dear brothers and sisters, work hard to prove that you really are among those God has called and chosen. Do these things, and you will never fall away.
- Psalms 37:9For the wicked will be destroyed, but those who trust in the Lord will possess the land.
- Psalms 52:5But God will strike you down once and for all. He will pull you from your home and uproot you from the land of the living. Interlude
- Ezekiel 33:24“Son of man, the scattered remnants of Israel living among the ruined cities keep saying, ‘Abraham was only one man, yet he gained possession of the entire land. We are many; surely the land has been given to us as a possession.’
- Micah 2:9You have evicted women from their pleasant homes and forever stripped their children of all that God would give them.
- Matthew 21:41The religious leaders replied, “He will put the wicked men to a horrible death and lease the vineyard to others who will give him his share of the crop after each harvest.”
Commentaries on Proverbs 10:30
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 30The righteous shall never be removed - Because he is built on the eternal foundation. See on Proverbs 10:25; (note).Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 30The wicked shall rot inhabit - The other and higher side of the same law of the divine government appears in Matthew 5:5.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 30Verse 30 The wicked would be glad to have this earth their home for ever, but it cannot be so. They must die and leave all their idols behind.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 30This saying relates to God's covenant promises to Israel (see Deuteronomy 28:1–14, 63–68). These connections are uncommon in Proverbs.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3030. (Compare Pr 12:3; Psa 37:9-11; 102:28). earth--or, "land of promise."Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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