Parallel Verses

NET Bible

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

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.

Lexham Expanded Bible

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

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 the Lord promotes justice, and never abandons his faithful followers. They are permanently secure, but the children of evil men are wiped out. 29 The godly will possess the land and will dwell in it permanently. 30 The godly speak wise words and promote justice.

Cross References

Proverbs 2:21

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

Psalm 37:9

Wicked men will be wiped out, but those who rely on the Lord are the ones who will possess the land.

Psalm 37:18

The Lord watches over the innocent day by day and they possess a permanent inheritance.

Deuteronomy 30:20

I also call on you to love the Lord your God, to obey him and be loyal to him, for he gives you life and enables you to live continually in the land the Lord promised to give to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob."

Psalm 37:11

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

Psalm 37:27

Turn away from evil! Do what is right! Then you will enjoy lasting security.

2 Peter 3:13

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

Revelation 21:3-4

And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: "Look! The residence of God is among human beings. He will live among 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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