Proverbs 10:30
10:29 The way of the LORD is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.
KJV
The righteous will never be removed, but the wicked will not dwell in the land.
The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.
The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.
What does Proverbs 10:30 mean?
Proverbs 10:30 is a verse in the book of Proverbs, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include צַדִּיק (tsaddîyq), עוֹלָם (ʻôwlâm), מוֹט (môwṭ). It connects to 9 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.
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HENRY_FULL · Proverbs 10:29–30
Cross-references
Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
And it shall be when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What is this? that thou shalt say unto him, By strength of hand the LORD brought us out from Egypt, from the house of bondage: in: Heb. to morrow
Exodus 15:6Thy right hand, O LORD, is become glorious in power: thy right hand, O LORD, hath dashed in pieces the enemy.
Exodus 15:11Who is like unto thee, O LORD, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders? gods: or, mighty ones?
Joshua 9:9And they said unto him, From a very far country thy servants are come because of the name of the LORD thy God: for we have heard the fame of him, and all that he did in Egypt,
Joshua 9:10And all that he did to the two kings of the Amorites, that were beyond Jordan, to Sihon king of Heshbon, and to Og king of Bashan, which was at Ashtaroth.
Isaiah 52:10The LORD hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.
Daniel 3:29Therefore I make a decree, That every people, nation, and language, which speak any thing amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made a dunghill: because there is no other God that can deliver after this sort. I make: Cald. a decree is made by me any: Cald. error cut: Cald. made pieces
Daniel 6:27He delivereth and rescueth, and he worketh signs and wonders in heaven and in earth, who hath delivered Daniel from the power of the lions. power: Cald. hand
Revelation 15:3And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints. saints: or, nations, or, ages
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Verses like this
Other verses that share key original-language words with Proverbs 10:30.
Then hear thou in heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, condemning the wicked, to bring his way upon his head; and justifying the righteous, to give him according to his righteousness.
2 Chronicles 6:23Then hear thou from heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, by requiting the wicked, by recompensing his way upon his own head; and by justifying the righteous, by giving him according to his righteousness.
2 Samuel 4:11How much more, when wicked men have slain a righteous person in his own house upon his bed? shall I not therefore now require his blood of your hand, and take you away from the earth?
Deuteronomy 25:1If there be a controversy between men, and they come unto judgment, that the judges may judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked.
Exodus 23:7Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.
Exodus 9:27And Pharaoh sent, and called for Moses and Aaron, and said unto them, I have sinned this time: the LORD is righteous, and I and my people are wicked.
Genesis 18:23And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?
Genesis 18:25That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?
Frequently asked questions
What does Proverbs 10:30 say?
Proverbs 10:30 (King James Version) reads: "The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth."
Is Proverbs 10:30 in the Old or New Testament?
Proverbs 10:30 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Proverbs.
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