Proverbs 2:21

New English Translation

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

Cross References

Job 1:1

There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. And that man was pure and upright, one who feared God and turned away from evil.

Job 42:12

So the Lord blessed the second part of Job’s life more than the first. He had 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 yoke of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys.

Psalm 37:11

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

Psalm 37:18

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

Psalm 37:22

Surely those favored by the Lord will possess the land, but those rejected by him will be wiped out.

Psalm 37:29

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

Psalm 37:3

Trust in the Lord and do what is right! Settle in the land and maintain your integrity!

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 84:11

For the Lord God is our sovereign protector. The Lord bestows favor and honor; he withholds no good thing from those who have integrity.

Proverbs 10:30

The righteous will never be moved, but the wicked will not inhabit the land.

Proverbs 28:10

The one who leads the upright astray in an evil way will himself fall into his own pit, but the blameless will inherit what is good.