Proverbs 2:21

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

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  • Ps 37:29 : 29 The righteous shall inherit the land and live in it forever.
  • 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 those who walk uprightly.
  • Ps 37:9 : 9 For evildoers shall be cut off; but those who wait on 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 those blessed by him shall inherit the earth, but those cursed by 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 avoided evil.
  • Job 42:12 : 12 Now the LORD blessed the latter days of Job more than his beginning, for he had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand female donkeys.
  • Ps 37:3 : 3 Trust in the LORD and do good; so you shall dwell in the land, and truly you shall be fed.
  • Ps 112:4-6 : 4 Unto the upright, there arises light in the darkness; he is gracious, full of compassion, and righteous. 5 A good man shows favor and lends; he will guide his affairs with discretion. 6 Surely he shall not be moved forever; 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
    83%

    22But the wicked will be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors will be rooted out of it.

  • Prov 10:29-30
    2 verses
    80%

    29The way of the LORD is strength to the upright, but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.

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

  • Ps 37:27-29
    3 verses
    78%

    27Depart from evil and do good, and live forevermore.

    28For the LORD loves justice, and does not forsake his saints; they are preserved forever, but the descendants of the wicked shall be cut off.

    29The righteous shall inherit the land and live in it forever.

  • Prov 2:20
    78%

    20That you may walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.

  • Ps 101:6
    76%

    6My eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me: he who walks in a blameless way, he shall serve me.

  • Prov 11:5-6
    2 verses
    75%

    5The righteousness of the blameless shall direct his way, but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.

    6The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them, but transgressors shall be captured by their own evil.

  • Ps 37:18
    75%

    18The LORD knows the days of the upright, and their inheritance shall be forever.

  • Prov 12:21
    75%

    21No harm befalls the just, but the wicked are filled with trouble.

  • Ps 37:37-38
    2 verses
    74%

    37Mark the blameless man, and observe the upright, for the end of that man is peace.

    38But the transgressors shall be destroyed altogether; the future of the wicked shall be cut off.

  • Ps 15:2
    73%

    2He who walks uprightly, and works righteousness, and speaks the truth in his heart.

  • Prov 14:11
    73%

    11The house of the wicked will be overthrown, but the tent of the upright will flourish.

  • Prov 11:3
    73%

    3The integrity of the upright shall guide them, but the crookedness of transgressors shall destroy them.

  • Ps 37:9-11
    3 verses
    73%

    9For evildoers shall be cut off; but those who wait on the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.

    10For yet a little while and the wicked shall be no more; yes, you shall look for his place, and it shall not be.

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

  • Ps 125:4
    72%

    4Do good, O LORD, to those who are good, and to those who are upright in their hearts.

  • Ps 140:13
    72%

    13Surely the righteous shall give thanks to your name; the upright shall dwell in your presence.

  • Job 8:20
    72%

    20Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, nor will He help the evildoers:

  • Prov 12:7
    72%

    7The wicked are overthrown and are no more, but the house of the righteous will stand.

  • Ps 94:15
    72%

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

  • Prov 28:18
    72%

    18Whoever walks uprightly shall be saved, but he who is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.

  • Ps 101:2
    72%

    2I will conduct myself wisely in a blameless way. O when will you come to me? I will walk within my house with a blameless heart.

  • Job 17:8-9
    2 verses
    71%

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

    9The righteous also shall hold on to his way, and he that has clean hands shall grow stronger and stronger.

  • Ps 37:34
    71%

    34Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt you to inherit the land; when the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.

  • Isa 57:2
    71%

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

  • Isa 26:7
    71%

    7The way of the just is uprightness; You, most upright, weigh the path of the just.

  • Prov 21:8
    71%

    8The way of the guilty is crooked and strange, but as for the pure, his work is right.

  • Prov 13:6
    71%

    6Righteousness guards him who is upright in the way, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

  • Ps 37:22
    71%

    22For those blessed by him shall inherit the earth, but those cursed by him shall be cut off.

  • Ps 112:6
    71%

    6Surely he shall not be moved forever; the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance.

  • Prov 21:12
    71%

    12The righteous man wisely considers the house of the wicked, but God overthrows the wicked for their wickedness.

  • Ps 1:5-6
    2 verses
    71%

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

    6For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the ungodly shall perish.

  • Job 22:8
    70%

    8But as for the mighty man, he possessed the land; and the honorable man lived in it.

  • Prov 21:18
    70%

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

  • Prov 24:15
    70%

    15Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; do not spoil his resting place.

  • Isa 32:16
    70%

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

  • 2 Sam 22:26
    70%

    26With the merciful you will show yourself merciful, and with the upright man you will show yourself upright.

  • Prov 28:10
    70%

    10Whoever causes the righteous to go astray in an evil way will fall into his own pit, but the upright shall have good things in possession.

  • Deut 18:13
    70%

    13You shall be perfect with the LORD your God.

  • Prov 10:9
    70%

    9He who walks uprightly walks surely, but he who perverts his ways shall be known.

  • Ps 97:11
    70%

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

  • Prov 21:29
    70%

    29A wicked man hardens his face, but as for the upright, he directs his way.

  • Ps 112:2
    70%

    2His descendants shall be mighty upon the earth; the generation of the upright shall be blessed.