Proverbs 2:22
New International Version
but the wicked will be cut off from the land, and the unfaithful will be torn from it.

New Living Translation
But the wicked will be removed from the land, and the treacherous will be uprooted.

English Standard Version
but the wicked will be cut off from the land, and the treacherous will be rooted out of it.

Berean Standard Bible
but the wicked will be cut off from the land, and the unfaithful will be uprooted.

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

New King James Version
But the wicked will be cut off from the earth, And the unfaithful will be uprooted from it.

New American Standard Bible
But the wicked will be eliminated from the land, And the treacherous will be torn away from it.

NASB 1995
But the wicked will be cut off from the land And the treacherous will be uprooted from it.

NASB 1977
But the wicked will be cut off from the land, And the treacherous will be uprooted from it.

Legacy Standard Bible
But the wicked will be cut off from the land And the treacherous will be torn away from it.

Amplified Bible
But the wicked will be cut off from the land And the treacherous shall be [forcibly] uprooted and removed from it.

Christian Standard Bible
but the wicked will be cut off from the land, and the treacherous ripped out of it.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
but the wicked will be cut off from the land, and the treacherous uprooted from it.

American Standard Version
But the wicked shall be cut off from the land, And the treacherous shall be rooted out of it.

Contemporary English Version
if you do wrong and can never be trusted, you will be rooted out.

English Revised Version
But the wicked shall be cut off from the land, and they that deal treacherously shall be rooted out of it.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But wicked people will be cut off from the land and treacherous people will be torn from it.

Good News Translation
But God will snatch the wicked from the land and pull sinners out of it like plants from the ground.

International Standard Version
But the wicked will be cut off from the land, and the treacherous will be uprooted from it.

Majority Standard Bible
but the wicked will be cut off from the land, and the unfaithful will be uprooted.

NET Bible
but the wicked will be removed from the land, and the treacherous will be torn away from it.

New Heart English Bible
But the wicked will be cut off from the land. The treacherous will be uprooted out of it.

Webster's Bible Translation
But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it.

World English Bible
But the wicked will be cut off from the land. The treacherous will be rooted out of it.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And the wicked are cut off from the earth, "" And treacherous dealers plucked out of it!

Young's Literal Translation
And the wicked from the earth are cut off, And treacherous dealers plucked out of it!

Smith's Literal Translation
And the unjust shall be cut off from the land, and they transgressing shall be wiped off from it.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
But the wicked shall be destroyed from the earth: and they that do unjustly shall be taken away from it.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Yet truly, the impious shall perish from the earth, and those who act unjustly shall be taken away from it.

New American Bible
But the wicked will be cut off from the land, the faithless will be rooted out of it.

New Revised Standard Version
but the wicked will be cut off from the land, and the treacherous will be rooted out of it.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth and the ungodly shall be rooted out of it.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And dissenters are consumed from the Earth and the evil are uprooted from it.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
But the wicked shall be cut off from the land, And the faithless shall be plucked up out of it.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
The paths of the ungodly shall perish out of the earth, and transgressors shall be driven away from it.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
The Benefits of Wisdom
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
Psalm 37:38
But the transgressors will all be destroyed; the future of the wicked will be cut off.

Psalm 37:9
For the evildoers will be cut off, but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land.

Psalm 104:35
May sinners vanish from the earth and the wicked be no more. Bless the LORD, O my soul. Hallelujah!

Psalm 1:4-6
Not so the wicked! For they are like chaff driven off by the wind. / Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous. / For the LORD guards the path of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.

Psalm 92:7
that though the wicked sprout like grass, and all evildoers flourish, they will be forever destroyed.

Job 18:17-21
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. / He has no offspring or posterity among his people, no survivor where he once lived. ...

Isaiah 48:22
“There is no peace,” says the LORD, “for the wicked.”

Isaiah 57:20-21
But the wicked are like the storm-tossed sea, for it cannot be still, and its waves churn up mire and muck. / “There is no peace,” says my God, “for the wicked.”

Isaiah 14:20
You will not join them in burial, since you have destroyed your land and slaughtered your own people. The offspring of the wicked will never again be mentioned.

Jeremiah 12:17
But if they will not obey, then I will uproot that nation; I will uproot it and destroy it, declares the LORD.”

Jeremiah 31:28
Just as I watched over them to uproot and tear down, to demolish, destroy, and bring disaster, so I will watch over them to build and to plant,” declares the LORD.

Matthew 13:41-42
The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will weed out of His kingdom every cause of sin and all who practice lawlessness. / And they will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Matthew 15:13
But Jesus replied, “Every plant that My heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by its roots.

Matthew 7:23
Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!’

Luke 13:27
And he will answer, ‘I tell you, I do not know where you are from. Depart from me, all you evildoers.’


Treasury of Scripture

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

the wicked

Proverbs 5:22,23
His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins…

Job 18:16-18
His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off…

Job 21:30
That the wicked is reserved to the day of destruction? they shall be brought forth to the day of wrath.

rooted

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.

Deuteronomy 28:64
And the LORD shall scatter thee among all people, from the one end of the earth even unto the other; and there thou shalt serve other gods, which neither thou nor thy fathers have known, even wood and stone.

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Proverbs 2
1. wisdom promises godliness to her children
10. and safety from evil company
20. and direction in good ways














but the wicked
The term "wicked" in Hebrew is "רְשָׁעִים" (resha'im), which refers to those who are morally wrong, guilty, or hostile toward God. In the context of Proverbs, the wicked are those who reject wisdom and choose a path contrary to God's righteous standards. Historically, the wicked are often seen as those who disrupt the social and spiritual order established by God. This phrase serves as a warning that those who live in opposition to God's ways will face consequences.

will be cut off
The phrase "cut off" comes from the Hebrew word "כָּרַת" (karat), which means to sever or destroy. In the Old Testament, being "cut off" often implies a divine judgment leading to death or exile. This reflects the covenantal language where disobedience leads to separation from the blessings of the land. The imagery here is severe, indicating a complete removal from the community and the blessings associated with it.

from the land
The "land" in Hebrew is "אֶרֶץ" (eretz), which can refer to the earth in general or more specifically to the Promised Land given to Israel. In the context of Proverbs, the land symbolizes God's provision and blessing. Being cut off from the land implies losing one's inheritance and place within God's covenant community. Historically, the land was central to Israel's identity and relationship with God, making this a significant consequence for the wicked.

and the unfaithful
The term "unfaithful" is translated from the Hebrew "בֹּגְדִים" (bogedim), meaning traitors or those who act treacherously. This word describes individuals who betray trust, whether in human relationships or in their covenant relationship with God. In the biblical narrative, unfaithfulness is often equated with idolatry and spiritual adultery, highlighting a breach of loyalty to God.

will be uprooted
"Uprooted" comes from the Hebrew "נָתַשׁ" (natash), which means to pull up or pluck out. This agricultural metaphor suggests a violent removal, akin to pulling a plant out by its roots, ensuring it cannot grow back. In a spiritual sense, it signifies a total and irreversible removal from God's presence and blessings. The imagery of uprooting emphasizes the finality and seriousness of divine judgment against those who are unfaithful.

Verse 22. - But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth. The punishment of the wicked is contrasted with the blessings that are promised to the upright. Shall be cut off; יִפָרֵתוּ (yikkarethu), niph. future of כָרַת (karath), "to cut off, or destroy." LXX., ὀλοῦνται; Vulgate, perdentur.;The expression is used to convey the idea of extermination, as in Psalm 37:9 (cf. Job 18:17; Psalm 37:28; Psalm 104:35). The verb is found also in Genesis 17:14; Exodus 12:15. The earth; properly, the land. The same word (אַרֶצ arets) is used as in ver. 21. The transgressors (בּוגְדִים, bog'dim); here employed synonymously with "the wicked" (יְשָׁעִים, y'shaim), "the impious." The primary meaning of the verb from which it is derived (בָגַד, bagad) is "to cover," "to deal treacherously," and hence the word signifies those who act treacherously or perfidiously, the faithless. They are those who perfidiously depart from God, and break away from the covenant with Jehovah. LXX., παράνομοι (cf. Proverbs 11:3, 6; Proverbs 13:2, 25; Proverbs 22:12; Psalm 25:3; Psalm 59:5; Isaiah 33:1). Shall be rooted out (יסֶּחוּ, yiss'khu). This word is taken by Davidson as the future kal of נסַה (nasah), "to pluck up," and hence is equivalent to "they shall pluck up," or, passively, "they stroll be plucked up." Delitzsch remarks that it is as at Proverbs 15:25 and Psalm 52:7, active, "they shall pluck up," and this with the subject remaining indefinite is equivalent to the passive form, "they shall be plucked up." This indefinite "they" can be used of God, as also in Job 7:3 (Fleischer). The expression has been understood as referring to being driven into exile (Gesenius), and this view would be amply justified by the fate which overtook the apostate nation when both the kingdoms of Israel and Judah suffered this fate (cf. LXX. ἐξωθήσονται, "they shall be driven out"). It also derives colour from the language of the preceding verse, but the imagery appears to be derived from the cutting down and rooting up of trees. The destruction of the wicked and transgressors will be complete. They shall be exterminated (cf. Targum, eradicabuntur; Syriac evellentur; and Arabic, exterminabuntur).



Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
but the wicked
וּ֭רְשָׁעִים (ū·rə·šā·‘îm)
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's 7563: Wrong, an, bad person

will be cut off
יִכָּרֵ֑תוּ (yik·kā·rê·ṯū)
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 3772: To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant

from
מִמֶּֽנָּה׃ (mim·men·nāh)
Preposition | third person feminine singular
Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of

the land,
מֵאֶ֣רֶץ (mê·’e·reṣ)
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 776: Earth, land

and the unfaithful
וּ֝בוֹגְדִ֗ים (ū·ḇō·wḡ·ḏîm)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 898: To cover, to act covertly, to pillage

{will} be uprooted.
יִסְּח֥וּ (yis·sə·ḥū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 5255: To pull or tear away


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