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Proverbs 10:30–32

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The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.
The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out.
The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness.
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From verse 30

  1. Psalms 37:22Rank 1 from verse 30
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    22For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off.

  2. Psalms 125:1Rank 2 from verse 30
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    1THEY that trust in the Lord shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever.

  3. Psalms 37:28–29Rank 3 from verse 30
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    28For the Lord loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.

    29The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.

  4. Psalms 37:9–10Rank 4 from verse 30
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    9For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the Lord, they shall inherit the earth.

    10For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.

  5. Proverbs 2:21–22Rank 5 from verse 30
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    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.

  6. Proverbs 10:25Rank 6 from verse 30
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    25As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.

  7. Psalms 16:8Rank 7 from verse 30
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    8I have set the Lord always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.

  8. 2 Peter 1:10–11Rank 8 from verse 30
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    10Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:

    11For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

  9. Matthew 21:41Rank 9 from verse 30
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    41They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out his vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits in their seasons.

  10. Psalms 112:6Rank 10 from verse 30
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    6Surely he shall not be moved for ever: the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance.

  11. Micah 2:9–10Rank 11 from verse 30
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    9The women of my people have ye cast out from their pleasant houses; from their children have ye taken away my glory for ever.

    10Arise ye, and depart; for this is not your rest: because it is polluted, it shall destroy you, even with a sore destruction.

  12. Romans 8:35–39Rank 12 from verse 30
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    35Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?

    36As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.

    37Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.

    38For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,

    39Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

  13. Ezekiel 33:24–26Rank 13 from verse 30
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    24Son of man, they that inhabit those wastes of the land of Israel speak, saying, Abraham was one, and he inherited the land: but we are many; the land is given us for inheritance.

    25Wherefore say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; Ye eat with the blood, and lift up your eyes toward your idols, and shed blood: and shall ye possess the land?

    26Ye stand upon your sword, ye work abomination, and ye defile every one his neighbour’s wife: and shall ye possess the land?

  14. Psalms 52:5Rank 14 from verse 30
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    5God shall likewise destroy thee for ever, he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of thy dwelling place, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah.

From verse 31

  1. Psalms 37:30Rank 1 from verse 31
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    30The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.

  2. Proverbs 10:13Rank 2 from verse 31
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    13In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found: but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.

  3. Proverbs 10:20–21Rank 3 from verse 31
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    20The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.

    21The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.

  4. Proverbs 10:11Rank 4 from verse 31
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    11The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

  5. Psalms 120:3–4Rank 5 from verse 31
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    3What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue?

    4Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.

  6. Psalms 31:18Rank 6 from verse 31
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    18Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.

  7. Psalms 63:11Rank 7 from verse 31
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    11But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that sweareth by him shall glory: but the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.

From verse 32

  1. Proverbs 11:11Rank 1 from verse 32
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    11By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted: but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.

  2. Proverbs 12:18Rank 2 from verse 32
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    18There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.

  3. Proverbs 12:6Rank 3 from verse 32
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    6The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.

  4. Proverbs 15:28Rank 4 from verse 32
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    28The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.

  5. Proverbs 2:12Rank 5 from verse 32
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    12To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things;

  6. Ecclesiastes 12:10Rank 6 from verse 32
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    10The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.

  7. Proverbs 15:2Rank 7 from verse 32
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    2The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.

  8. Proverbs 18:6–8Rank 8 from verse 32
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    6A fool’s lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.

    7A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.

    8The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.

  9. Daniel 4:27Rank 9 from verse 32
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    27Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by shewing mercy to the poor; if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity.

  10. Ecclesiastes 10:12Rank 10 from verse 32
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    12The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.

  11. Titus 2:8Rank 11 from verse 32
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    8Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you.

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Proverbs 10:30

COMBINED MEANING

righteous

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Sense 1: Right, just, equitable, or in accord with truth, justice, or the will of God. Sense 2: Upright or innocent in a matter. Sense 3: Made or regarded as right. Sense 4: As a noun, persons so described.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

never

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Sense 1: Not ever; at no time or in no case. Sense 2: In never so constructions, however or no matter how much.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

removed

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of remove, meaning to take or put away in any manner; to cause to leave a person or thing; to banish or destroy. To cause to change place; to put from its place in any manner.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

inhabit

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To live or dwell in; to occupy as a place of settled residence.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

earth

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Sense 1: The world in distinction from heaven. Sense 2: Dry land, ground, soil, or dust. Sense 3: A land, region, or its inhabitants.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 10:31

COMBINED MEANING

mouth

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Sense 1: The bodily opening used for eating, breathing, and speaking. Sense 2: The opening or entrance of a thing. Sense 3: Speech, utterance, or the agency of speaking.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

forth

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1. Outward, away, or forward from a place, person, possession, or former position. 2. In constructions of bearing or producing, into birth, growth, fruit, or another stated result. 3. With verbs such as put, stretch, spread, or reach, outward by extension or exertion. 4. In constructions of showing, speaking, issuing, or displaying, into view, expression, publication, or effect. 5. Onward from a stated time or point, as in from that time forth.

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COMBINED MEANING

wisdom

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Knowledge, understanding, judgment, skill, or prudence.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

froward

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1. Perverse or turned aside from what is right. 2. Contrary or opposed in conduct or response.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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tongue

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1. The organ of the mouth used for tasting and speech. 2. Speech, words, or a language. 3. A tongue-shaped projection or arm of land or water.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

cut

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Sense 1: To divide, sever, remove, or wound with a sharp instrument. Sense 2: Figuratively, to grieve deeply or bring to an end.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

out

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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 10:32

COMBINED MEANING

lips

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Sense 1: The physical borders of the mouth. Sense 2: By extension, speech or utterance.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

righteous

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Sense 1: Right, just, equitable, or in accord with truth, justice, or the will of God. Sense 2: Upright or innocent in a matter. Sense 3: Made or regarded as right. Sense 4: As a noun, persons so described.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

know

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To perceive, understand, recognize, experience, or be assured of something.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

mouth

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Sense 1: The bodily opening used for eating, breathing, and speaking. Sense 2: The opening or entrance of a thing. Sense 3: Speech, utterance, or the agency of speaking.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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10:29The way of the Lord is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.

10:30The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.

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10:31The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out.

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10:32The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness.

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11:1A FALSE balance is abomination to the Lord: but a just weight is his delight.

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