King James Version
What Does Proverbs 10:30 Mean?
“The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.”
Context
28
The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
29
The way of the LORD is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
30
The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.
31
The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out.
32
The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness. frowardness: Heb. frowardnesses
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(30) **The righteous shall never be removed.**—See above on Proverbs 2:21, and Psalm 37:29.
**But the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.—**Rather, *The godless abide not in the land. *They often have to become vagabonds, like Cain, for their crimes. This, too, was the great punishment threatened by Moses and all the prophets, which at last fell upon the Jews, and is still in force.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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