Parallel Verses

International Standard Version

The righteous will never be overthrown, but the wicked will never inhabit the land.

New American Standard Bible

The righteous will never be shaken,
But the wicked will not dwell in the land.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

The righteous will never be shaken,
but the wicked will not remain on the earth.

A Conservative Version

A righteous man shall never be removed, but the wicked shall not dwell in the land.

American Standard Version

The righteous shall never be removed; But the wicked shall not dwell in the land.

Amplified


The [consistently] righteous will never be shaken,
But the wicked will not inhabit the earth.

Bible in Basic English

The upright man will never be moved, but evil-doers will not have a safe resting-place in the land.

Darby Translation

The righteous man shall never be moved; but the wicked shall not inhabit the land.

Julia Smith Translation

The just one shall not be moved forever: and the unjust shall not inhabit the earth.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

The righteous one is forever; he will not be removed. But the wicked will not remain in the land.

Modern King James verseion

The righteous shall never be moved; and the wicked shall not live in the earth.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The righteous shall never be overthrown; but the ungodly shall not remain in the land.

NET Bible

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

New Heart English Bible

The righteous will never be removed, but the wicked will not dwell in the land.

The Emphasized Bible

The righteous, to times age-abiding, shall remain unshaken, but, the lawless, shall not inhabit the earth.

Webster

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

World English Bible

The righteous will never be removed, but the wicked will not dwell in the land.

Youngs Literal Translation

The righteous to the age is not moved, And the wicked inhabit not the earth.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
The righteous
צדּיק 
Tsaddiyq 
Usage: 206

עלם עולם 
`owlam 
Usage: 438

but the wicked
רשׁע 
Rasha` 
Usage: 263

שׁכן 
Shakan 
Usage: 128

Context Readings

Proverbs Of Solomon

29 To the upright, the way of the LORD is a place of safety, but it's a place of ruin to those who practice evil. 30 The righteous will never be overthrown, but the wicked will never inhabit the land. 31 The words of the righteous overflow with wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut out.



Cross References

Psalm 37:22

For those blessed by God will inherit the land, but those cursed by him will be cut off.

Psalm 125:1

Those who are trusting in the LORD are like Mount Zion, which cannot be overthrown. They remain forever.

Psalm 37:28-29

Indeed, the LORD loves justice, and he will not abandon his godly ones. They are kept safe forever, but the lawless will be chased away, and the descendants of the wicked will be cut off.

Proverbs 2:21-22

For the upright will live in the land, and people of integrity will remain in it.

Proverbs 10:25

When the storm ends, the wicked vanish, but the righteous person is forever firm.

Psalm 16:8

I have set the LORD before me continuously; because he stands at my right hand, I will stand firm.

Psalm 37:9-10

Those who do evil will perish. But those who wait on the LORD will inherit the land.

Psalm 52:5

But God will tear you down forever; he will take you away, even snatching you out of your tent! He will uproot you from the land of the living. Interlude

Psalm 112:6

He will never be shaken; the one who is just will always be remembered.

Ezekiel 33:24-26

"Son of Man, those who are living among these ruins of the land of Israel keep saying, "Abraham was only one man, but he was able to possess the land! As for us, we're a multitude, and the land has been given to us as an inheritance.'

Micah 2:9-10

You have evicted the wives of my people from their dream homes; you have removed my majesty from their children permanently.

Matthew 21:41

They told him, "He will put those horrible men to a horrible death. Then he will lease the vineyard to other farmers who will give him his produce at harvest time."

Romans 8:35-39

Who will separate us from the Messiah's love? Can trouble, distress, persecution, hunger, nakedness, danger, or a violent death do this?

2 Peter 1:10-11

So then, my brothers, be all the more eager to make your calling and election certain, for if you keep on doing this you will never fail.

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