Proverbs

Proverbs 2:21–22

²¹For the upright will inhabit the land,

and the blameless will remain in it;

²²but the wicked will be cut off from the land,

and the unfaithful will be uprooted.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the upright	יְשָׁרִ֥ים	yə·šā·rîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H3477 straight, right
will inhabit	יִשְׁכְּנוּ	yiš·kə·nū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7931 settle down, abide, dwell
the land	אָ֑רֶץ	’ā·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
and the blameless	וּ֝תְמִימִ֗ים	ū·ṯə·mî·mîm	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine plural	H8549 complete, sound
will remain	יִוָּ֥תְרוּ	yiw·wā·ṯə·rū	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3498 remain over
in it	בָֽהּ׃	ḇāh	Preposition; third person feminine singular

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
but the wicked	וּ֭רְשָׁעִים	ū·rə·šā·‘îm	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine plural	H7563 wicked, criminal
will be cut off	יִכָּרֵ֑תוּ	yik·kā·rê·ṯū	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3772 cut off, cut down
from	מִמֶּֽנָּה׃פ	mim·men·nāh	Preposition; third person feminine singular	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the land	מֵאֶ֣רֶץ	mê·’e·reṣ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
and the unfaithful	וּ֝בוֹגְדִ֗ים	ū·ḇō·wḡ·ḏîm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H898 act or deal treacherously
be uprooted	יִסְּח֥וּ	yis·sə·ḥū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5255 pull or tear away

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Proverbs 2:21 Psalm 84:11 · Psalm 37:9 · Psalm 37:29 · Proverbs 10:30 · Job 42:12 · Psalm 37:11 · Psalm 37:3 · Psalm 37:22

Proverbs 2:22 Psalm 52:5 · Isaiah 3:10–11 · Deuteronomy 7:22 · Psalm 37:28 · Psalm 145:20 · Proverbs 10:30 · Deuteronomy 28:63–64 · Proverbs 5:22–23 · Job 18:16–18 · Job 21:30 · Psalm 104:35 · Psalm 37:37–38

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.