Proverbs 2:22
Proverbs 2:22 in Multiple Translations
but the wicked will be cut off from the land, and the unfaithful will be uprooted.
But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it.
But the wicked shall be cut off from the land, And the treacherous shall be rooted out of it.
But sinners will be cut off from the land, and those whose acts are false will be uprooted.
But the wicked will be thrown out of the land; those who are untrustworthy will be pulled out by the roots.
But the wicked shalbe cut off from ye earth, and the transgressours shalbe rooted out of it.
And the wicked from the earth are cut off, And treacherous dealers plucked out of it!
But the wicked will be cut off from the land. The treacherous will be rooted out of it.
But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it.
But the wicked shall be destroyed from the earth: and they that do unjustly shall be taken away from it.
Wicked people will be expelled from this land, and people who are not trustworthy will be thrown {God will throw them} out of it.
Berean Amplified Bible — Proverbs 2:22
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Proverbs 2:22 Interlinear (Deep Study)
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וּ֭/רְשָׁעִים
מֵ/אֶ֣רֶץ
יִכָּרֵ֑תוּ
וּ֝/בוֹגְדִ֗ים
יִסְּח֥וּ
מִמֶּֽ/נָּה
וּ֭/רְשָׁעִים
râshâʻ
H7563
wicked
Conj | Adj
מֵ/אֶ֣רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
Prep | N-cs
יִכָּרֵ֑תוּ
kârath
H3772
to cut
V-Niphal-Imperf-3mp
וּ֝/בוֹגְדִ֗ים
bâgad
H898
to act treacherously
Conj | V-Qal
יִסְּח֥וּ
nâçach
H5255
to pull
V-Qal-Imperf-3mp
מִמֶּֽ/נָּה
min
H4480
from
Prep | Suff
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Hebrew Word Reference — Proverbs 2:22
וּ֭/רְשָׁעִים
râshâʻ
H7563
"wicked"
Conj | Adj
This word describes someone who is morally wrong, a bad person who is guilty of crime or sin against God or others. It is used to describe the wicked in biblical stories, such as in the book of Genesis.
Definition: 1) wicked, criminal 1a) guilty one, one guilty of crime (subst) 1b) wicked (hostile to God) 1c) wicked, guilty of sin (against God or man)
Usage: Occurs in 248 OT verses. KJV: [phrase] condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong. See also: Genesis 18:23; Psalms 101:8; Psalms 1:1.
מֵ/אֶ֣רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
"land"
Prep | N-cs
The land or earth refers to the soil or ground, and can also mean a country, territory, or region. In the Bible, it is used to describe the earth and its inhabitants, and is often translated as 'land' or 'country'.
Definition: : soil 1) land, earth 1a) earth 1a1) whole earth (as opposed to a part) 1a2) earth (as opposed to heaven) 1a3) earth (inhabitants) 1b) land 1b1) country, territory 1b2) district, region 1b3) tribal territory 1b4) piece of ground 1b5) land of Canaan, Israel 1b6) inhabitants of land 1b7) Sheol, land without return, (under) world 1b8) city (-state) 1c) ground, surface of the earth 1c1) ground 1c2) soil 1d) (in phrases) 1d1) people of the land 1d2) space or distance of country (in measurements of distance) 1d3) level or plain country 1d4) land of the living 1d5) end(s) of the earth 1e) (almost wholly late in usage) 1e1) lands, countries 1e1a) often in contrast to Canaan
Usage: Occurs in 2190 OT verses. KJV: [idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world. See also: Genesis 1:1; Genesis 18:18; Genesis 42:13.
יִכָּרֵ֑תוּ
kârath
H3772
"to cut"
V-Niphal-Imperf-3mp
This Hebrew word means to cut or destroy something, but it also has a special meaning related to making a covenant or agreement. In Genesis 15:18, God makes a covenant with Abram, symbolized by cutting animals in half, showing the seriousness of the promise. This word is used to describe important agreements and alliances.
Definition: : cut/fell 1) to cut, cut off, cut down, cut off a body part, cut out, eliminate, kill, cut a covenant 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to cut off 1a1a) to cut off a body part, behead 1a2) to cut down 1a3) to hew 1a4) to cut or make a covenant 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be cut off 1b2) to be cut down 1b3) to be chewed 1b4) to be cut off, fail 1c) (Pual) 1c1) to be cut off 1c2) to be cut down 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cut off 1d2) to cut off, destroy 1d3) to cut down, destroy 1d4) to take away 1d5) to permit to perish 1e) (Hophal) cut off
Usage: Occurs in 280 OT verses. KJV: be chewed, be con-(feder-) ate, covenant, cut (down, off), destroy, fail, feller, be freed, hew (down), make a league (covenant), [idiom] lose, perish, [idiom] utterly, [idiom] want. See also: Genesis 9:11; 1 Samuel 24:6; Psalms 12:4.
וּ֝/בוֹגְדִ֗ים
bâgad
H898
"to act treacherously"
Conj | V-Qal
To act treacherously means to be deceitful or unfaithful, as seen in Job 31:27-28, where Job denies acting treacherously. It involves covering or hiding one's true intentions, often to pillage or offend others.
Definition: 1) to act treacherously, deceitfully, deal treacherously 1a) (Qal) to act or deal treacherously, faithlessly, deceitfully, offend
Usage: Occurs in 39 OT verses. KJV: deal deceitfully (treacherously, unfaithfully), offend, transgress(-or), (depart), treacherous (dealer, -ly, man), unfaithful(-ly, man), [idiom] very. See also: Exodus 21:8; Isaiah 24:16; Psalms 25:3.
יִסְּח֥וּ
nâçach
H5255
"to pull"
V-Qal-Imperf-3mp
This word means to pull or tear something away, often with force. It is used in the Bible to describe actions like tearing down a building or uprooting a tree. This concept is seen in the story of Samson, who pulled down a temple.
Definition: 1) to pull or tear away 1a) (Qal) to tear away, tear down 1b) (Niphal) to be torn away Aramaic equivalent: ne.sach (נְסַח "to pull away" H5256)
Usage: Occurs in 4 OT verses. KJV: destroy, pluck, root. See also: Deuteronomy 28:63; Proverbs 2:22; Psalms 52:7.
מִמֶּֽ/נָּה
min
H4480
"from"
Prep | Suff
This Hebrew word means a portion or part of something, and is often used to show the relationship between things, like from or out of something.
Definition: prep 1) from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than 1a) from (expressing separation), off, on the side of 1b) out of 1b1) (with verbs of proceeding, removing, expelling) 1b2) (of material from which something is made) 1b3) (of source or origin) 1c) out of, some of, from (partitively) 1d) from, since, after (of time) 1e) than, more than (in comparison) 1f) from...even to, both...and, either...or 1g) than, more than, too much for (in comparisons) 1h) from, on account of, through, because (with infinitive) conj 2) that Aramaic equivalent: min (מִן־ "from" H4481)
Usage: Occurs in 1094 OT verses. KJV: above, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with. See also: Genesis 2:6; Exodus 16:32; Leviticus 14:26.
Study Notes — Proverbs 2:22
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- Context
- Cross References
- Proverbs 2:22 Summary
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Reflection Questions
- Gill's Exposition on Proverbs 2:22
- Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Proverbs 2:22
- Trapp's Commentary on Proverbs 2:22
- Adam Clarke's Commentary on Proverbs 2:22
- Cambridge Bible on Proverbs 2:22
- Whedon's Commentary on Proverbs 2:22
- Sermons on Proverbs 2:22
Context — The Benefits of Wisdom
20So you will follow in the ways of the good, and keep to the paths of the righteous.
21For the upright will inhabit the land, and the blameless will remain in it;
22but the wicked will be cut off from the land, and the unfaithful will be uprooted.
Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
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| 1 | Psalms 52:5 | Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin; He will snatch you up and tear you away from your tent; He will uproot you from the land of the living. Selah |
| 2 | Deuteronomy 7:22 | The LORD your God will drive out these nations before you little by little. You will not be enabled to eliminate them all at once, or the wild animals would multiply around you. |
| 3 | Isaiah 3:10–11 | Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their labor. Woe to the wicked; disaster is upon them! For they will be repaid with what their hands have done. |
| 4 | Psalms 37:28 | 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. |
| 5 | Psalms 145:20 | The LORD preserves all who love Him, but all the wicked He will destroy. |
| 6 | Deuteronomy 28:63–64 | Just as it pleased the LORD to make you prosper and multiply, so also it will please Him to annihilate you and destroy you. And you will be uprooted from the land you are entering to possess. Then the LORD will scatter you among all the nations, from one end of the earth to the other, and there you will worship other gods, gods of wood and stone, which neither you nor your fathers have known. |
| 7 | Proverbs 10:30 | The righteous will never be shaken, but the wicked will not inhabit the land. |
| 8 | Job 18:16–18 | The roots beneath him dry up, and the branches above him wither away. The memory of him perishes from the earth, and he has no name in the land. He is driven from light into darkness and is chased from the inhabited world. |
| 9 | Proverbs 5:22–23 | The iniquities of a wicked man entrap him; the cords of his sin entangle him. He dies for lack of discipline, led astray by his own great folly. |
| 10 | Job 21:30 | Indeed, the evil man is spared from the day of calamity, delivered from the day of wrath. |
Proverbs 2:22 Summary
This verse is saying that people who do bad things and don't follow God will be removed from His presence and blessings, while those who follow Him and do good will be blessed and taken care of (Psalm 37:3-9). It's like a choices and consequences kind of thing, where our actions have results, as seen in Galatians 6:7-8. If we choose to follow God and be faithful, we can experience the joy and peace of being in a right relationship with Him, but if we choose to be wicked and unfaithful, we will face judgment and removal.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does it mean to be 'cut off from the land' in Proverbs 2:22?
In this context, being 'cut off from the land' refers to the judgment and removal of the wicked from God's presence and blessings, as seen in Deuteronomy 28:63 and Psalm 37:9-10.
Who are the 'unfaithful' mentioned in Proverbs 2:22?
The 'unfaithful' are those who have turned away from God's ways and commands, similar to those described in 2 Timothy 3:1-5 and Jude 1:4.
Is this verse only talking about physical removal from a specific land, or is there a spiritual aspect?
While there may be a physical aspect to this verse, the spiritual aspect is more prominent, as seen in Matthew 25:31-46, where the wicked are separated from the righteous in the final judgment.
How does this verse relate to God's promise to the righteous in Proverbs 2:21?
This verse serves as a contrast to Proverbs 2:21, highlighting the difference in God's treatment of the righteous and the wicked, with the righteous inheriting the land and the wicked being removed, as also seen in Psalm 37:3-9 and Matthew 5:5.
Reflection Questions
- What are some ways I can ensure I am following in the ways of the good, as mentioned in Proverbs 2:20, and avoid being counted among the wicked?
- How can I cultivate faithfulness to God in my daily life, and what are the consequences of being unfaithful, as warned in Proverbs 2:22?
- In what ways can I be a blessing to others and bring glory to God, rather than being a hindrance or a stumbling block, and thus avoiding the fate of the wicked?
- What does it mean to 'inhabit the land' and 'remain in it', as mentioned in Proverbs 2:21, and how can I experience this in my own life?
Gill's Exposition on Proverbs 2:22
But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth,.... Suddenly by death; or in a judicial way by the hand of the civil magistrate, before they have lived out half their days; and shall not enjoy the
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Proverbs 2:22
But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it. But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors be rooted out of it. Metaphor from trees.
Trapp's Commentary on Proverbs 2:22
Proverbs 2:22 But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it.Ver. 22. But the wicked shall be cut off.] Certainly, suddenly, utterly, cum maxime velint vivere, when they have feathered their nests, and set up their rest, and reckon upon long life, as the fool in the Gospel: "God will shoot at them with an arrow suddenly," and fetch them off when they least look for it. The wicked may die sinning. The saints shall not die till the best time - not till that time when, if they were but rightly informed, they would even desire to die. Shall be rooted out.] Heb., Plucked up, as degenerate plants. Exorientur, sed exurentur. "God shall likewise destroy thee for ever: he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of thy dwellingplace, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah."
Adam Clarke's Commentary on Proverbs 2:22
Verse 22. Transgressors] בוגדים bogedim. The garment men, the hypocrites; those who act borrowed characters, who go under a cloak; dissemblers. All such shall be rooted out of the land; they shall not be blessed with posterity. In general it is so: and were it not so, one evil offspring succeeding another, adding their own to their predecessors' vices, the earth would become so exceedingly corrupt that a second flood, or a fire, would be necessary to purge it.
Cambridge Bible on Proverbs 2:22
22. transgressors] Rather, treacherous, or perfidious, with special reference perhaps to Proverbs 2:16-19.
Whedon's Commentary on Proverbs 2:22
22. But… the transgressors — αεβγιν, (bogedhim,) those of concealed, illicit practices, such as above referred to, shall be swept off. The words land (Proverbs 2:21) and earth (Proverbs 2:22) are the same in the Hebrew.
Sermons on Proverbs 2:22
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(Through the Bible) Joshua 9-16 by Chuck Smith | In this sermon, the speaker addresses a popular but false story about NASA scientists discovering a missing day in time. He emphasizes that this story is not factual and has no bas |
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(The Word for Today) Isaiah 3:10 - Part 3 by Chuck Smith | In this sermon, Pastor Chuck discusses the contrasting themes of judgment and hope found in the book of Isaiah. He highlights the corruption and oppression of the leaders of Israel |
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Say Ye to the Righteous, That It Shall Be Well With Him by C.H. Spurgeon | C.H. Spurgeon emphasizes that it is always well with the righteous, regardless of their circumstances, whether in prosperity or persecution. He reassures believers that God's promi |
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When the Wicked Shall Have Filled Up the Measure of Their Sin, Wrath Will Come Upon Them to the Uttermost by Jonathan Edwards | Jonathan Edwards preaches about the consequences of continuing in sin and filling up the measure of one's sins, leading to the ultimate wrath of God coming upon them to the uttermo |
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The Inspiration of the Bible, and Its Requirements by B.A. Cundiff | B.A. Cundiff discusses the inspiration behind the Bible, arguing that it could not have been written by wicked men due to its condemnation of wickedness, nor by good men without di |
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Hold Fast Your Title Deed of Faith by Allan Halton | Allan Halton preaches about the day of recompense and vengeance, emphasizing that vengeance belongs to God alone and we must not take it into our own hands. He highlights the impor |
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The Certainty of Death by Samuel Davies | Samuel Davies preaches a powerful sermon on the certainty of death, emphasizing that all individuals, whether righteous or wicked, will face physical death. He highlights the disti |