Parallel Verses

Lexham Expanded Bible

[The] righteous will possess [the] land and abide in it forever.

New American Standard Bible

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

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

The righteous will inherit the land
and dwell in it permanently.

International Standard Version

The righteous will inherit the land, and they will dwell in it forever.

A Conservative Version

The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell in it forever.

American Standard Version

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

Amplified


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

Bible in Basic English

The upright will have the earth for their heritage, and will go on living there for ever.

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

The just shall inherit the earth, and they shall dwell upon it forever.

King James 2000

The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein forever.

Modern King James verseion

The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell in it forever.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein forever.

NET Bible

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

New Heart English Bible

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

The Emphasized Bible

The righteous, shall inherit the earth, that they may settle down, to futurity, thereupon.

Webster

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

World English Bible

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

Youngs Literal Translation

The righteous possess the land, And they dwell for ever on it.

Verse Info

Context Readings

Instruction In Wisdom

28 For Yahweh loves justice and will not forsake his faithful ones. They are protected forever. But [the] children of [the] wicked will be cut off. 29 [The] righteous will possess [the] land and abide in it forever. 30 [The] mouth of [the] righteous utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.


Cross References

Proverbs 2:21

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

Psalm 37:9

For evildoers will be cut off, but those who wait for Yahweh-- they will possess [the] land.

Psalm 37:18

Yahweh knows [the] days of [the] blameless, and their inheritance will be forever.

Deuteronomy 30:20

by loving Yahweh your God by listening to his voice and by clinging to him, for he [is] your life and the length of your days [in order for you] to live on the land that Yahweh swore to your ancestors, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give to them."

Psalm 37:11

But [the] afflicted will possess [the] land, and they will take pleasure in an abundance of peace.

Psalm 37:27

Turn aside from evil and do good and [so] abide forever.

2 Peter 3:13

But according to his promise, we are waiting for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness resides.

Revelation 21:3-4

And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Behold, the dwelling of God [is] with humanity, and he will take up residence with them, and they will be his people and God himself will be with them.

Revelation 21:7

The one who conquers will inherit these [things], and I will be {his God} and he will be {my son}.

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