Proverbs 2:21

Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 37:29 : 29 The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.
  • Ps 84:11 : 11 For the LORD God [is] a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good [thing] will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
  • Ps 37:9 : 9 For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.
  • Ps 37:11 : 11 But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
  • Ps 37:22 : 22 For [such as be] blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and [they that be] cursed of him shall be cut off.
  • Job 1:1 : 1 ¶ There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name [was] Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.
  • Job 42:12 : 12 So the LORD blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning: for he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she asses.
  • Ps 37:3 : 3 Trust in the LORD, and do good; [so] shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
  • Ps 112:4-6 : 4 Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: [he is] gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous. 5 A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion. 6 ¶ Surely he shall not be moved for ever: the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance.
  • Prov 10:30 : 30 The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 2:22
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    22 But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it.

  • Prov 10:29-30
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    80%

    29 ¶ The way of the LORD [is] strength to the upright: but destruction [shall be] to the workers of iniquity.

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

  • Ps 37:27-29
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    78%

    27 Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.

    28 For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.

    29 The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.

  • Prov 2:20
    78%

    20 That thou mayest walk in the way of good [men], and keep the paths of the righteous.

  • Ps 101:6
    76%

    6 Mine eyes [shall be] upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me: he that walketh in a perfect way, he shall serve me.

  • Prov 11:5-6
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    75%

    5 ¶ The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.

    6 The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in [their own] naughtiness.

  • Ps 37:18
    75%

    18 The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.

  • Prov 12:21
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    21 ¶ There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.

  • Ps 37:37-38
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    37 Mark the perfect [man], and behold the upright: for the end of [that] man [is] peace.

    38 But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the wicked shall be cut off.

  • Ps 15:2
    73%

    2 He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart.

  • Prov 14:11
    73%

    11 ¶ The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish.

  • Prov 11:3
    73%

    3 ¶ The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.

  • Ps 37:9-11
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    9 For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.

    10 For yet a little while, and the wicked [shall] not [be]: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it [shall] not [be].

    11 But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

  • Ps 125:4
    72%

    4 ¶ Do good, O LORD, unto [those that be] good, and [to them that are] upright in their hearts.

  • Ps 140:13
    72%

    13 Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: the upright shall dwell in thy presence.

  • Job 8:20
    72%

    20 ¶ Behold, God will not cast away a perfect [man], neither will he help the evil doers:

  • Prov 12:7
    72%

    7 ¶ The wicked are overthrown, and [are] not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.

  • Ps 94:15
    72%

    15 But judgment shall return unto righteousness: and all the upright in heart shall follow it.

  • Prov 28:18
    72%

    18 ¶ Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved: but [he that is] perverse [in his] ways shall fall at once.

  • Ps 101:2
    72%

    2 I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when wilt thou come unto me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart.

  • Job 17:8-9
    2 verses
    71%

    8 Upright [men] shall be astonied at this, and the innocent shall stir up himself against the hypocrite.

    9 The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.

  • Ps 37:34
    71%

    34 ¶ Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see [it].

  • Isa 57:2
    71%

    2 He shall enter into peace: they shall rest in their beds, [each one] walking [in] his uprightness.

  • Isa 26:7
    71%

    7 The way of the just [is] uprightness: thou, most upright, dost weigh the path of the just.

  • Prov 21:8
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    8 ¶ The way of man [is] froward and strange: but [as for] the pure, his work [is] right.

  • Prov 13:6
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    6 ¶ Righteousness keepeth [him that is] upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.

  • Ps 37:22
    71%

    22 For [such as be] blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and [they that be] cursed of him shall be cut off.

  • Ps 112:6
    71%

    6 ¶ Surely he shall not be moved for ever: the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance.

  • Prov 21:12
    71%

    12 ¶ The righteous [man] wisely considereth the house of the wicked: [but God] overthroweth the wicked for [their] wickedness.

  • Ps 1:5-6
    2 verses
    71%

    5 Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

    6 For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.

  • Job 22:8
    70%

    8 But [as for] the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it.

  • Prov 21:18
    70%

    18 ¶ The wicked [shall be] a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright.

  • Prov 24:15
    70%

    15 ¶ Lay not wait, O wicked [man], against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:

  • Isa 32:16
    70%

    16 Then judgment shall dwell in the wilderness, and righteousness remain in the fruitful field.

  • 2 Sam 22:26
    70%

    26 With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful, [and] with the upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright.

  • Prov 28:10
    70%

    10 ¶ Whoso causeth the righteous to go astray in an evil way, he shall fall himself into his own pit: but the upright shall have good [things] in possession.

  • Deut 18:13
    70%

    13 Thou shalt be perfect with the LORD thy God.

  • Prov 10:9
    70%

    9 ¶ He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.

  • Ps 97:11
    70%

    11 Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.

  • Prov 21:29
    70%

    29 ¶ A wicked man hardeneth his face: but [as for] the upright, he directeth his way.

  • Ps 112:2
    70%

    2 His seed shall be mighty upon earth: the generation of the upright shall be blessed.