Proverbs 2:22

Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 2

“But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it.”Proverbs 2:22

What Does Proverbs 2:22 Mean?

Proverbs 2:22 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 2, verse 22 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (20)

These passages are connected to Proverbs 2:22 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Psalms 37:28“For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.”Psalms 52:5“God 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.”Deuteronomy 7:22“And the LORD thy God will put out those nations before thee by little and little: thou mayest not consume them at once, lest the beasts of the field increase upon thee.”Psalms 94:23“And he shall bring upon them their own iniquity, and shall cut them off in their own wickedness; yea, the LORD our God shall cut them off.”Psalms 104:35“Let the sinners be consumed out of the earth, and let the wicked be no more. Bless thou the LORD, O my soul. Praise ye the LORD.”Isaiah 3:10“Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.”Deuteronomy 28:63“And it shall come to pass, that as the LORD rejoiced over you to do you good, and to multiply you; so the LORD will rejoice over you to destroy you, and to bring you to nought; and ye shall be plucked from off the land whither thou goest to possess it.”Deuteronomy 29:28“And the LORD rooted them out of their land in anger, and in wrath, and in great indignation, and cast them into another land, as it is this day.”Psalms 145:20“The LORD preserveth all them that love him: but all the wicked will he destroy.”Proverbs 10:30“The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.”2 Samuel 4:11“How much more, when wicked men have slain a righteous person in his own house upon his bed? shall I not therefore now require his blood of your hand, and take you away from the earth?”Job 18:16“His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off.”Job 18:17“His remembrance shall perish from the earth, and he shall have no name in the street.”Proverbs 5:22“His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.”Isaiah 13:9“Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it.”1 Kings 14:15“For the LORD shall smite Israel, as a reed is shaken in the water, and he shall root up Israel out of this good land, which he gave to their fathers, and shall scatter them beyond the river, because they have made their groves, provoking the LORD to anger.”Job 21:30“That the wicked is reserved to the day of destruction? they shall be brought forth to the day of wrath.”Psalms 37:37“Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.”Exodus 9:15“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.”Psalms 37:20“But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away.”

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