Proverbs 2:21 (BSB)

For the upright will inhabit the land, and the blameless will remain in it;

From Proverbs 2. Also in the ESV.

Commentary on Proverbs 2:21

• Matthew Henry (Presbyterian), Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary on Proverbs 2:10-22: The scope of these verses is to show, 1. What great advantage true wisdom will be of to us; it will keep us from the paths of sin, which lead to ruin, and will therein do us a greater kindness than if it enriched us with all the wealth of the world. 2.
• John Gill (Reformed Baptist), Exposition of the Old and New Testaments on Proverbs 2:21: For the upright shall dwell in the land,.... Such as are upright in heart, who have a right spirit renewed in them; whose hearts are right with God, have the truth of grace in them; whose faith is unfeigned, their love without dissimulation, and their hope without hypocrisy; and who are upright in their lives and conversations; these being Israelites according to the flesh, as...
• Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (Reformed), Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible on Proverbs 2:21: (Compare Psa 37:3, Psa 37:9, Psa 37:22, Psa 37:27).
• Geneva Bible Notes (Reformed), Geneva Bible Study Notes on Proverbs 2:21: For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it. (o) They will enjoy the temporal and spiritual promises of God, as the wicked will be void of them.