Proverbs 10:30

Modern

The righteous will never be shaken, but the wicked will not inhabit the land.

Traditional

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

Literal

A righteous one will not be shaken forever, and the wicked will not dwell in the land.

Latin

Justus in æternum non commovebitur, impii autem non habitabunt super terram.

Hebrew

English

The righteous will never be shaken, but the wicked will not inhabit the land.

This saying relates to God's covenant promises to Israel (see Deuteronomy 28:1–14, 63–68). These connections are uncommon in Proverbs.

Psalm 37:22
Surely those He blesses will inherit the land, but the cursed will be destroyed.
Psalm 125:1
A song of ascents. Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion. It cannot be moved; it abides forever.
Psalm 37:28–29
For the LORD loves justice and will not forsake His saints. They are preserved forever, but the offspring of the wicked will be cut off.
Psalm 37:9–10
For the evildoers will be cut off, but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land.
Proverbs 2:21–22
For the upright will inhabit the land, and the blameless will remain in it;
Proverbs 10:25
When the whirlwind passes, the wicked are no more, but the righteous are secure forever.
Psalm 16:8
I have set the LORD always before me. Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
2 Peter 1:10–11
Therefore, brothers, strive to make your calling and election sure. For if you practice these things you will never stumble,
Psalm 112:6
Surely he will never be shaken; the righteous man will be remembered forever.
Matthew 21:41
“He will bring those wretches to a wretched end,” they replied, “and will rent out the vineyard to other tenants who will give him his share of the fruit at harvest time.”
Micah 2:9–10
You drive the women of My people from their pleasant homes. You take away My blessing from their children forever.
Romans 8:35–39
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or distress or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?