Bible Strands
Proverbs 2:21
For the upright will inhabit the land, and the blameless will remain in it;
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The speaker addresses a student within a wisdom discourse, contrasting the fate of those who follow righteous paths with those who abandon them.
The words — יְשָׁרִ֥ים (ye.sha.Rim) denotes upright people, while יִוָּ֥תְרוּ (yi.Va.te.ru) means they will remain or survive.
The thread — This theme of righteous inheritance and wicked removal appears in Psalm 37:9 and Psalm 37:29.
Why it lands — The text demands a practical choice between upright conduct that secures lasting residence and wicked conduct that results in removal.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it.
Cross-references
- Psalms 84:11 For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.
- Psalms 37:9 For the evildoers will be cut off, but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land.
- Psalms 37:29 The righteous will inherit the land and dwell in it forever.
- Proverbs 10:30 The righteous will never be shaken, but the wicked will not inhabit the land.
- Job 42:12 So the LORD blessed Job’s latter days more than his first. He owned 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 yoke of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys.
- Psalms 37:3 Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.
- Psalms 37:11 But the meek will inherit the land and delight in abundant prosperity.
- Psalms 37:22 Surely those He blesses will inherit the land, but the cursed will be destroyed.
- Job 1:1 There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. And this man was blameless and upright, fearing God and shunning evil.
- Psalms 112:4 Light dawns in the darkness for the upright—for the gracious, compassionate, and righteous.