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21 For the upright shall dwell in the land, And the perfect shall remain in it.
21 For the upright do inhabit the earth, And the perfect are left in it,
21 For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it;
21 For the upright will dwell in the land. The perfect will remain in it.
21 For the upright will be living in the land, and the good will have it for their heritage.
The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.
For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.
So the LORD blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning: for he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she asses.
But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off.
Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: he is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous. A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion. Surely he shall not be moved for ever: the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance.
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Commentary on Proverbs 2 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 2
Solomon, having foretold the destruction of those who are obstinate in their impiety, in this chapter applies himself to those who are willing to be taught; and,
So that in this chapter we are taught both how to get wisdom and how to use it when we have it, that we may neither seek it, nor receive it in vain.
Pro 2:1-9
Job had asked, long before this, Where shall wisdom be found? Whence cometh wisdom? (Job 28:12, 20) and he had given this general answer (v. 23), God knoweth the place of it; but Solomon here goes further, and tells us both where we may find it and how we may get it. We are here told,
Pro 2:10-22
The scope of these verses is to show,
This wisdom will be of use to us,