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Proverbs 2:22

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Proverbs 2:22

22But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it.

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DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 2:22

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

but

However; introducing a contrast with what precedes.

Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

cut

To divide, sever, remove, or wound with a sharp instrument; figuratively, to grieve deeply or bring to an end.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

earth

The ground or dry land; the world or inhabited realm; or a country and its people, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

transgressors

Persons who pass beyond a command or boundary, or violate a law.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

rooted

Having its roots planted or fixed in the earth; hence, fixed; deep; radical.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

out

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

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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  1. Psalms 52:5
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  2. Deuteronomy 7:22
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  3. Isaiah 3:10–11
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  4. Psalms 37:28
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  5. Deuteronomy 28:63–64
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