Revised Version 1895
Proverbs 10:30
30The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not dwell in 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 hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish. 29The way of the LORD is a strong hold to the upright; but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity. The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not dwell in the land. 31The mouth of the righteous bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut off. 32The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness.
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צַדִּ֣יק לְעוֹלָ֣ם בַּל־יִמּ֑וֹט וּ֝רְשָׁעִ֗ים לֹ֣א יִשְׁכְּנוּ־אָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 10:30
- Proverbs 10:25When the whirlwind passeth, the wicked is no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.
- Psalms 16:8I have set the LORD always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
- Psalms 37:22For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the land; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off.
- Psalms 112:6For he shall never be moved; the righteous shall be had in everlasting remembrance.
- Psalms 125:1They that trust in the LORD are as mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but abideth for ever.
- Romans 8:35Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or anguish, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
- 2 Peter 1:10Wherefore, brethren, give the more diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never stumble:
- Psalms 37:9For evil-doers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the land.
- Psalms 52:5God shall likewise destroy thee for ever, he shall take thee up, and pluck thee out of thy tent, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah
- Ezekiel 33:24Son 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.
- Micah 2:9The women of my people ye cast out from their pleasant houses; from their young children ye take away my glory for ever.
- Matthew 21:41They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those miserable men, and will let out the vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits in their seasons.
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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