Proverbs 10:30
in Proverbs 10The righteous will never be shaken, but the wicked will not inhabit the land.
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ASV
The righteous shall never be removed; But the wicked shall not dwell in the land.
KJV
The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.
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This verse in Proverbs 10
Commentary
5 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
Like vinegar to the teeth
on Proverbs 10:26-32
The closing set returns to the comparison: the slacker is “Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,” irritation in place of help. The couplets that follow, from “The righteous will never be shaken” to “a perverse tongue will be cut out,” gather the argument into one rhythm.
This site's exposition
the wicked will not inhabit the land
The righteous will never be shaken from the land God promised. Albert Barnes sees this law carried into Matthew 5:5, where the meek inherit the earth. The wicked lose their place in it.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
The righteous shall never be removed,....
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
The righteous shall never be removed - Because he is built on the eternal foundation. See on Pro 10:25 (note).
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
The wicked shall rot inhabit - The other and higher side of the same law of the divine government appears in Mat 5:5.
The words behind it
8 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| צַדִּ֣יק | tzadik | [the] righteous | H6662 → | 206 times |
| לְעוֹלָ֣ם | leolam | for ever | H5769 → | 438 times |
| בַּל־ | bal- | not | H1077 → | 73 times |
| יִמּ֑וֹט | yimot | he will be shaken | H4131 → | 38 times |
| וּ֝רְשָׁעִ֗ים | ureshaim | and wicked [people] | H7563 → | 263 times |
| לֹ֣א | lo' | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| יִשְׁכְּנוּ־ | yishkenu- | they will dwell in | H7931 → | 129 times |
| אָֽרֶץ׃ | ʾaretz | [the] land | H776 → | 2504 times |
צַדִּ֣יק[the] righteous
tzadikH6662 →206 times
לְעוֹלָ֣םfor ever
leolamH5769 →438 times
בַּל־not
bal-H1077 →73 times
יִמּ֑וֹטhe will be shaken
yimotH4131 →38 times
וּ֝רְשָׁעִ֗יםand wicked [people]
ureshaimH7563 →263 times
לֹ֣אnot
lo'H3808 →5168 times
יִשְׁכְּנוּ־they will dwell in
yishkenu-H7931 →129 times
אָֽרֶץ׃[the] land
ʾaretzH776 →2504 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Psalms 125:1Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion. It cannot be moved; it abides forever.
it leads to
- Jeremiah 17:7–8
But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in Him.
- Psalms 62:2
He alone is my rock and my salvation. He is my fortress; I will never be shaken.
- Proverbs 3:5–6
Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;
- Psalms 118:8–9
It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man.
- Psalms 25:2
in You, my God, I trust. Do not let me be put to shame; do not let my enemies exult over me.
- Jeremiah 17:7–8
Through
Psalms 37:22Surely those He blesses will inherit the land, but the cursed will be destroyed.
it leads to
- Proverbs 3:33
The curse of the LORD is on the house of the wicked, but He blesses the home of the righteous.
- 1 Corinthians 16:22
If anyone does not love the Lord, let him be under a curse. Come, O Lord!
- Galatians 3:13
Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.”
- Proverbs 3:33
Where this verse is studied
About Proverbs
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Franz Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Proverbs of Solomon; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.