Proverbs 2:22
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 2:22 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 2:22 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it. rooted: or, plucked up" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 2:22 — KJV
“But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it. rooted: or, plucked up”
— Proverbs 2:22 (KJV)
Proverbs 2:22 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 2:22
“But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the wicked shall be cut off.”
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“And I will establish my covenant with you; neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth.”
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“For now I will stretch out my hand, that I may smite thee and thy people with pestilence; and thou shalt be cut off from the earth.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 2:22: cut, off, earth
“And if a man shall take his sister, his father's daughter, or his mother's daughter, and see her nakedness, and she see his nakedness; it is a wicked thing; and they shall be cut off in the sight of their people: he hath uncovered his sister's nakedness; he shall bear his iniquity.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 2:22: wicked, cut, off
“And it shall come to pass, as soon as the soles of the feet of the priests that bear the ark of the LORD, the Lord of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of Jordan, that the waters of Jordan shall be cut off from the waters that come down from above; and they shall stand upon an heap.”
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