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Proverbs 2:22 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 2 · verse 22
But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it.Proverbs 2:22 · King James Version
Proverbs 2:22 in context
20That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.
21For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it.
22But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- transgressorsbâgadto coverH898 →
- wickedrâshâʻmorally wrongH7563 →
- earthʼeretsthe earthH776 →
- offkârathto cutH3772 →
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The scope of these verses is to show, 1. What great advantage true wisdom will be of to us; it will keep us from the paths of sin, which lead to ruin, and will therein do us a greater kindness than if it enriched us with all the wealth of the world. 2. What good use we should make of the wisdom God gives us;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 10-22