Proverbs 2:21
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 2:21 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 2:21 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 2:21 — KJV
“For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it.”
— Proverbs 2:21 (KJV)
Proverbs 2:21 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 2:21
“But if ye will not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you; then it shall come to pass, that those which ye let remain of them shall be pricks in your eyes, and thorns in your sides, and shall vex you in the land wherein ye dwell.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 2:21: dwell, land, remain
“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.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 2:21: upright, land, perfect
“Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me: he that walketh in a perfect way, he shall serve me. in a...: or, perfect in the way”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 2:21: dwell, land, perfect
“And as the evil figs, which cannot be eaten, they are so evil; surely thus saith the LORD, So will I give Zedekiah the king of Judah, and his princes, and the residue of Jerusalem, that remain in this land, and them that dwell in the land of Egypt:”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 2:21: dwell, land, remain
“But the nations that bring their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him, those will I let remain still in their own land, saith the LORD; and they shall till it, and dwell therein.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 2:21: dwell, land, remain
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