Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

For the upright will live in the land
And the blameless will remain in it;

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

For the upright will inhabit the land,
and those of integrity will remain in it;

International Standard Version

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

A Conservative Version

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

American Standard Version

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

Amplified


For the upright [those who are in right standing with God] will live in the land
And those [of integrity] who are blameless [in God’s sight] will remain in it;

Bible in Basic English

For the upright will be living in the land, and the good will have it for their heritage.

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the blameless shall remain in it

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

For those who are upright will dwell [in the] land, and those who are blameless will remain in it.

Modern King James verseion

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

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

For the just shall dwell in the land, and the innocent shall remain in it.

NET Bible

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

New Heart English Bible

For the upright will dwell in the land. The perfect will remain in it.

The Emphasized Bible

For, the upright, shall abide on the earth, - and, the men of integrity, shall remain therein;

Webster

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

World English Bible

For the upright will dwell in the land. The perfect will remain in it.

Youngs Literal Translation

For the upright do inhabit the earth, And the perfect are left in it,

Topics

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
שׁכן 
Shakan 
Usage: 128

in the land
ארץ 
'erets 
Usage: 2504

and the perfect
תּמים 
Tamiym 
Usage: 91

References

Hastings

Context Readings

The Benefits Of Wisdom

20 So you will walk in the way of good men
And keep to the paths of the righteous.
21 For the upright will live in the land
And the blameless will remain in it;
22 But the wicked will be cut off from the land
And the treacherous will be uprooted from it.

Cross References

Psalm 37:29

The righteous will inherit the land
And dwell in it forever.

Psalm 37:9

For evildoers will be cut off,
But those who wait for the Lord, they will inherit the land.

Psalm 84:11

For the Lord God is a sun and shield;
The Lord gives grace and glory;
No good thing does He withhold from those who walk uprightly.

Job 1:1

There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job; and that man was blameless, upright, fearing God and turning away from evil.

Job 42:12

The Lord blessed the latter days of Job more than his beginning; and he had 14,000 sheep and 6,000 camels and 1,000 yoke of oxen and 1,000 female donkeys.

Psalm 37:3

Trust in the Lord and do good;
Dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.

Psalm 37:11

But the humble will inherit the land
And will delight themselves in abundant prosperity.

Psalm 37:22

For those blessed by Him will inherit the land,
But those cursed by Him will be cut off.

Psalm 112:4-6

Light arises in the darkness for the upright;
He is gracious and compassionate and righteous.

Proverbs 10:30

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

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