Proverbs 2:21

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

For the upright will reside in the land, and those with integrity will remain in it,

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 37:29 : 29 The godly will possess the land and will dwell in it permanently.
  • Ps 84:11 : 11 For the LORD God is our sovereign protector. The LORD bestows favor and honor; he withholds no good thing from those who have integrity.
  • Ps 37:9 : 9 Wicked men will be wiped out, but those who rely on the LORD are the ones who will possess the land.
  • Ps 37:11 : 11 But the oppressed will possess the land and enjoy great prosperity.
  • Ps 37:22 : 22 Surely those favored by the LORD will possess the land, but those rejected by him will be wiped out.
  • Job 1:1 : 1 ¶ I. The Prologue(1:1-2:13)Job’s Good Life There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. And that man was blameless and upright, one who feared God and turned away from evil.
  • Job 42:12 : 12 So the LORD blessed the second part of Job’s life more than the first. He had 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 yoke of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys.
  • Ps 37:3 : 3 Trust in the LORD and do what is right! Settle in the land and maintain your integrity!
  • Ps 112:4-6 : 4 In the darkness a light shines for the godly, for each one who is merciful, compassionate, and just. 5 It goes well for the one who generously lends money, and conducts his business honestly. 6 For he will never be shaken; others will always remember one who is just.
  • Prov 10:30 : 30 The righteous will never be moved, but the wicked will not inhabit the land.

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  • Prov 2:22
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    22but the wicked will be removed from the land, and the treacherous will be torn away from it.

  • Prov 10:29-30
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    29The way of the LORD is like a stronghold for the upright, but it is destruction to evildoers.

    30The righteous will never be moved, but the wicked will not inhabit the land.

  • Ps 37:27-29
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    27Turn away from evil! Do what is right! Then you will enjoy lasting security.

    28For the LORD promotes justice, and never abandons his faithful followers. They are permanently secure, but the children of evil men are wiped out.

    29The godly will possess the land and will dwell in it permanently.

  • Prov 2:20
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    20So you will walk in the way of good people, and will keep on the paths of the righteous.

  • Ps 101:6
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    6I will favor the honest people of the land, and allow them to live with me. Those who walk in the way of integrity will attend me.

  • Prov 11:5-6
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    5The righteousness of the blameless will make their way smooth, but the wicked will fall through their own wickedness.

    6The righteousness of the upright will deliver them, but the treacherous will be ensnared by their own desires.

  • Ps 37:18
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    18The LORD watches over the innocent day by day and they possess a permanent inheritance.

  • Prov 12:21
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    21No harm will be directed at the righteous, but the wicked are filled with calamity.

  • Ps 37:37-38
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    37Take note of the one who has integrity! Observe the upright! For the one who promotes peace has a future.

    38Sinful rebels are totally destroyed; evil men have no future.

  • Ps 15:2
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    2Whoever lives a blameless life, does what is right, and speaks honestly.

  • Prov 14:11
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    11The household of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish.

  • Prov 11:3
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    3The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.

  • Ps 37:9-11
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    9Wicked men will be wiped out, but those who rely on the LORD are the ones who will possess the land.

    10Evil men will soon disappear; you will stare at the spot where they once were, but they will be gone.

    11But the oppressed will possess the land and enjoy great prosperity.

  • Ps 125:4
    72%

    4Do good, O LORD, to those who are good, to the morally upright!

  • Ps 140:13
    72%

    13Certainly the godly will give thanks to your name; the morally upright will live in your presence.

  • Job 8:20
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    20“Surely, God does not reject a blameless man, nor does he grasp the hand of the evildoers.

  • Prov 12:7
    72%

    7The wicked are overthrown and perish, but the righteous household will stand.

  • Ps 94:15
    72%

    15For justice will prevail, and all the morally upright will be vindicated.

  • Prov 28:18
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    18The one who walks blamelessly will be delivered, but whoever is perverse in his ways will fall at once.

  • Ps 101:2
    72%

    2I will walk in the way of integrity. When will you come to me? I will conduct my business with integrity in the midst of my palace.

  • Job 17:8-9
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    8Upright men are appalled at this; the innocent man is troubled with the godless.

    9But the righteous man holds to his way, and the one with clean hands grows stronger.

  • Ps 37:34
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    34Rely on the LORD! Obey his commands! Then he will permit you to possess the land; you will see the demise of evil men.

  • Isa 57:2
    71%

    2Those who live uprightly enter a place of peace; they rest on their beds.

  • Isa 26:7
    71%

    7God’s People Anticipate Vindication The way of the righteous is level, the path of the righteous that you make is straight.

  • Prov 21:8
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    8The way of the guilty person is devious, but as for the pure, his way is upright.

  • Prov 13:6
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    6Righteousness guards the one who lives with integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

  • Ps 37:22
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    22Surely those favored by the LORD will possess the land, but those rejected by him will be wiped out.

  • Ps 112:6
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    6For he will never be shaken; others will always remember one who is just.

  • Prov 21:12
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    12The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked; he overthrows the wicked to their ruin.

  • Ps 1:5-6
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    71%

    5For this reason the wicked cannot withstand judgment, nor can sinners join the assembly of the godly.

    6Certainly the LORD guards the way of the godly, but the way of the wicked ends in destruction.

  • Job 22:8
    70%

    8Although you were a powerful man, owning land, an honored man living on it,

  • Prov 21:18
    70%

    18The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the treacherous are taken in the place of the upright.

  • Prov 24:15
    70%

    15Do not lie in wait like the wicked against the place where the righteous live; do not assault his home.

  • Isa 32:16
    70%

    16Justice will settle down in the wilderness and fairness will live in the orchard.

  • 2 Sam 22:26
    70%

    26You prove to be loyal to one who is faithful; you prove to be trustworthy to one who is innocent.

  • Prov 28:10
    70%

    10The one who leads the upright astray in an evil way will himself fall into his own pit, but the blameless will inherit what is good.

  • Deut 18:13
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    13You must be blameless before the LORD your God.

  • Prov 10:9
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    9The one who conducts himself in integrity will live securely, but the one who behaves perversely will be found out.

  • Ps 97:11
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    11The godly bask in the light; the morally upright experience joy.

  • Prov 21:29
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    29A wicked person has put on a bold face, but as for the upright, he establishes his ways.

  • Ps 112:2
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    2His descendants will be powerful on the earth; the godly will be blessed.